ELA-Draw-Conc-LNF

= = Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences - Analyze to Draw Conclusions - Print - Literary Nonfiction *===


 * K-2**


 * **//Barack,//** Jonah Winter, 2008, An illustrated biography of Barack Obama that focuses on his family origins and childhood. Complete the [|Drawing Conclusions Chart] as you read this biography aloud


 * //**Be My Neighbor**//, Maya Ajmera, 2004, ISBN 978-1-57091-504-8. Colorful photographs from around the world and simple text introduce the characteristics of a neighborhood and the concept of community. Have students draw conclusions from the book regarding the characteristics of neighborhoods.


 * //**How To Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A.,**// Marjorie Priceman, 2008, ISBN 978-0-375-91255-9. A young baker sets off on a journey across the United States to gather all the things she will need to bake a cherry pie, including coal for the oven, cherries for the pie, and glass for the measuring cup. Based on evidence throughout the story, have students make conclusions about the outcome of the cherry pie.


 * **//I Drive a Fire Engine//**, Sarah Bridges, 2006, ISBN 1-40481606-2. Presents an introduction to fire engines and firefighters, in simple text with illustrations, describing what they do when have an emergencey and have to put out a fire. Complete the [|Drawing Conclusions Chart] with students as you read this nonfiction book aloud.


 * **//March On!: The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World//**, Christine King Farris, 2008, Christine King Farris describes how her brother prepared for his legendary "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. Draw conclusions about Farris' purpose for writing this story.


 * 3-5**
 * **//Let It Begin Here!: April 19, 1775, the Day the American Revolution Began,//** Don Brown, 2008, ISBN 978-1-59643-221-5. An account of the American Revolution, featuring King George III, who tried to raise taxes on the American colonies, Paul Revere, who became an important messenger, and a fictional hero named Flinty Whittemore. Have students complete the [|Drawing Conclusions Chart] as you read aloud.


 * **//Let Them Play//**, Margot Theis Raven, 2005, ISBN 978-1-58536-260-8. The story of the 1955 Cannon Street All-Star baseball team, their desire to gain a spot in the Little League program of South Carolina, the boycott against them, and the spirit and determination of young Aftrican-Americans in the center of racism and segregation. Based on evidence in this story, what conclusions can students make about racism and segregation in South Carolina during 1955.


 * **//Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story,//** Janet Halfmann, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60060-232-0. A biography of Robert Smalls who, during the Civil War, commandeered the Confederate ship Planter to carry his family and twelve other slaves to freedom, and went on to become a United States Congressman working toward African-American advancement. Have students make conclusions about the life of Robert Smalls.


 * **//Six Million Paper Clips: the Making of a Children's Holocaust Memorial//**, Peter Schroeder, 2004, ISBN 978-1-58013-176-6. Presents the story of a group of middle school students from Whitwell, Tennessee who began a project of collecting six million paper clips and building a memorial to the Jews who were victims of the Nazi Holocaust of World War Two. Have students make conclusions about the purpose of the six million paper clip memorial to the Jews.


 * //**So You Want to Be An Explorer?,**// Judith St. George, 2005, ISBN 978-0-399-23868-0. Studies of the great explorers throughout history including Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo, Alexander the Great, Chuck Yeager, Barbara Washburn, Amelia Earhart, and many more. Compare the explorers and draw conclusions about their accomplishments based on evidence from the book.