Fact Book Makers
Aligned to RI.K.6 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
The author writes the facts, and the illustrator makes the pictures.
Worked examples
Example 1
In a book about trucks, the author wrote the words and the illustrator drew each truck.
Example 2
In a book about the weather, the author wrote the facts and a photographer took the pictures of clouds.
Example 3
The author decides what the book will say. That is why two books about dogs can tell you different things.
Practice questions
- Who wrote the facts in your book?
- Who made the pictures?
- Point to a name on the cover.
Watch the lesson
Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Quién Hace el Libro
El autor escribe los datos, y el ilustrador hace las imágenes.
Ejemplo 1: En un libro sobre camiones, el autor escribió las palabras y el ilustrador dibujó cada camión.
Ejemplo 2: En un libro sobre el clima, el autor escribió los datos y un fotógrafo tomó las fotos de las nubes.
Ejemplo 3: El autor decide qué va a decir el libro. Por eso dos libros sobre perros te pueden contar cosas distintas.
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