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It's a Good Thing There Are Bats
Theres a reason bats are associated with Halloweenthey look pretty spooky! But these gentle, shy creatures dont hurt people. In fact, they help us in many waysby eating insects, pollinating flowers, and spreading fruit seeds. The well-organized chapters help students identify key details. The illustrations and text features such as captions and bold print help students navigate the text while the photographs add clarity and enable students to better understand the text.
32 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2014
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Joanne Mattern
960 books26 followersMattern is the author of many books for children. Her favorite topics include animals, biography, and history. She lives in the Hudson Valley of New York State.
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March 17, 2015
TWIN TEXT -- Nightsong/Ari Berk/2012
Twin Text Rationale: This is a story that highlights the majestic and beautiful quality of bats in beautiful prose as we learn a bit about how bats live and eat and see with a young bat learning about himself and the world too. By incorporating facts though not being ostentatious in its presentation, students don’t realize immediately the parting of facts and details through prose.
Text Structure of NF Book: Description
Strategy Application: After reading Nightsong, students will be instructed to fill in a RAN or KWL chart (depending on age group). Then students will read or listen to nonfiction text on bats and complete the chart, and in small groups share parts of their charts with each other. For older students or as a continuation of the learning, students may be directed to formulate a question about something they would like to know more about (whether about bats or about something talked about in the text).
Twin Text Rationale: This is a story that highlights the majestic and beautiful quality of bats in beautiful prose as we learn a bit about how bats live and eat and see with a young bat learning about himself and the world too. By incorporating facts though not being ostentatious in its presentation, students don’t realize immediately the parting of facts and details through prose.
Text Structure of NF Book: Description
Strategy Application: After reading Nightsong, students will be instructed to fill in a RAN or KWL chart (depending on age group). Then students will read or listen to nonfiction text on bats and complete the chart, and in small groups share parts of their charts with each other. For older students or as a continuation of the learning, students may be directed to formulate a question about something they would like to know more about (whether about bats or about something talked about in the text).
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