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Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction through Paired Readings
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| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Six 50-minute sessions |
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Urbana, Illinois |
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STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
The Comparison and Contrast Guide outlines the characteristics of the genre and provides direct instruction on the methods of organizing, gathering ideas, and writing comparison and contrast essays.
CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades 5 – 10 | Calendar Activity | October 21
Ursula K. LeGuin was born on this day in 1929.
Students examine realistic and non-realistic elements of a familiar fantasy story of their choice.
Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity | August 22
Science-fiction author Ray Bradbury was born in 1920.
Students do a Bradbury author study and then create flyers to advertise their favorite story using the ReadWriteThink Printing Press.
Grades 3 – 8 | Calendar Activity | July 9
Nancy Farmer, three-time Newbery honoree, was born in 1941.
Students write original short stories in the science fiction genre based on some of Farmer's works and society's most hotly-debated issues, such as cloning, toxic waste, and brain implants.
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
Grades 6 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Developing Readers in the Academic Disciplines
Written with the Common Core State Standards firmly in mind, this book presents a much-needed instructional model for disciplinary literacy.