Resource Round-Up for Text Types

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Hollering About Informational Text

Heather Rader Amanda Adrian

Literacy coaches Amanda Adrian and Heather Rader plan a professional development activity around a deeper understanding of what is meant by the terms informational, literary, and nonfiction in defining texts.

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Taking Four Corners of Text Personally

Heather Rader

Phrases like close reading, text-dependent questions, and four corners of the text abound in the Common Core. But where is the place for personal connections while reading? Heather Rader’s thinking evolves with the help of fourth-grade students and a text about 14 cows.

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Mentor Texts for the Writing Process

Shari Frost

Shari Frost shares children’s picture books which are about characters who write. These are wonderful mentor texts for writing minilessons.