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Lessons & Units

Explicit Information 2nd Grade Unit

Lessons

Lesson 1 Using Text Features Use text features in nonfiction texts to identify explicit information.

Deserts (A True Book-Ecosystems)

Lesson 2 Explicit Information in Fiction Use explicit information to answer questions about a fiction text.

The Stories Huey Tells

Unit Extension Ideas

Repeat Lesson 1 with the other books in the “A True Book” series, such as:
- Glaciers by Darlene Stille
- Oceans by Darlene Stille
- Mountains by Darlene Stille
- Volcanoes by Paul Sipiera
Use a Venn diagram to chart the similarities and differences in landforms by listing facts learned from the read aloud sessions. (See Additional Activity A Worksheet in Teacher and Student Materials below.)
After reading a series of books on a related topic aloud, provide students with a list of facts from the books. Have students use the books’ text features to identify which book each fact is from.
Encourage listening comprehension by presenting questions to students about a story before reading the story aloud. As you read, have students write down the answers as they hear them.
Teach students how to use additional text features such as a glossary, index and visual aids.
When reading fiction books aloud for explicit information, have students answer 5W + H questions (Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How). They can chart their information in a graphic organizer. (See Additional Activity B Worksheet below.)
Guide students in using the question/answer sheet completed in Lesson 1 to develop a written report about their animal.
Create a class book with each student’s answer sheet and diagram about his/her animal. Present all the information learned about the animals to the class.
Students can keep lists of any new vocabulary words and their definitions that they learn from their animal reports.
Any social studies unit should incorporate practice with Explicit Information. For example, if the class is studying types of communities, have students generate characteristics of communities and research them in a variety of books. Students should indicate where they found the information.