Each year, I always begin with section one in my EW Informational & Opinion Guide focusing on author's purpose and genre. Here is one of my most favorite lessons that I introduce when school begins and use it as a staple lesson throughout the year. As I change topics I am teaching about, and incorporate units my students are learning about in science and social studies, I spiral back to this lesson. Guess what the best thing about the side by side activity is? It begins as a foundational lesson starting in K-1. These skills are building each year. So no matter the grade level you are teaching, this lesson is for you! See the samples from classes all over my school below!
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Side by Side Book Covers- Pairing Fiction/Non-Fiction books to look at the salient skills in Narrative and Informational writing.
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Sixth Grade
Sixth Grade Student Sample
These are summaries of the two books!