A+ Spanish Mentor Texts for Writing - PROGRAM SAMPLER

M entor t exts for I nforMatIonal t ext S electionS Aquí vivo yo Puedo ver el águila calva o bjectiveS Learn about informational texts. Understand the text structure for description. Use accurate vocabulary, write question marks at the beginning and end of questions, and identify and use descriptive adjectives. Understand that authors include images to add information not provided by the words in a text. Know that authors use text features such as glossaries and indexes. Write, dictate, and illustrate an informational text using two mentor texts as models. S tandardS SLAR CCSS: RL.1.5, RI.1.5, RI.1.6, RF.1.a, W.1.2, W.1.5, W.1.8, SL.1.4, SL.1.5, L.1.1.f, L.1.1.j, L.1.2.b, L.1.4.a, L.1.5.a SLAR TEKS: 1.3.B, 1.9.D.ii , 1.9.D.iii, 1.10.B, 1.10.C, 1.11.B, 1.11.C, 1.11.D.iv , 1.11.D.ix , 1.11.E, 1.12.B, 1.13.C, 1.13.E day 1 a bout G enre : i nformational t ext Present the books and introduce the genre. If possible, make an enlarged copy of the following graphic organizer on chart paper or project it to the class. Begin by helping students distinguish between fiction and nonfiction texts. Encourage students to mention fiction and nonfiction books they know and their main features. Help students understand that informational texts give readers information about real people, places, and events. ¿Literario o informativo? Literario Informativo • Trata de algo inventado por el escritor. No es real. • El escritor quiere divertir y entretener a los lectores. • Cuenta una historia. Tiene personajes. • Enseña y explica sobre algo que existe. Es real. • El escritor quiere dar información a los lectores. • Tiene características del texto como fotos, glosarios o índices. 37 Informational Text G rade 1 3