Reading Science
| Standards: NDE Reading Standards | Objectives: |
| 8.1.3 By the end of eighth grade students will identify and classify different types of text. | Compare reading science to reading other subjects. |
| 8.1.5 By the end of the eighth grade students will identify and apply knowledge of the text structure and organizational elements to analyze nonfiction or informational text. | Identify organizational elements and graphic features of nonfiction texts (heading, subheading, italics, bold print, captions, charts, tables, cartoons, illustrations). |
| Examine the different parts of a science textbook | |
| Discuss the ways that information is usually organized in a science textbook. |
Day 1
Go over in class: Reader's Handbook, pp. 100-116
Day 2-3
Referring to Reader's Handbook, pp. 100-116, complete the following exercises:
Student Applications Book, pp.37-47