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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell

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Use Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell by Tom L. Matthews to turn your read aloud or small group work into a time to improve comprehension and talk about the text in purposeful ways.

Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell tells the story of Alexander Graham Bell's life - a life that goes far beyond his invention of the telephone. Rich with photographs, prototype sketches, and direct quotations, this text captures the attention of readers and is a perfect anchor text for students learning to comprehend biographies. By following the minilessons included in this Book Club resource set, you'll provide students with the opportunity to explore the ways in which features of nonfiction text contribute to the development of ideas in biographies.
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Instructional Overview

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The instructional overview includes instructional background for point of view along with a list of instructional objectives for each of the book club meetings and a list of the materials and preparation necessary to Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell.
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  • 6.12B6.17C6.26A6.276.286.76.10A6.10B6.10C6.10D
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Management Resources

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Management Resources

The management resources include a calendar, conversation prompts, student self-evaluation forms, reading response board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.
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Meeting 1

The ability to name and notice nonfiction text features is an important skill for readers to have. In the first Book Club meeting for Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell, students will be introduced to the reasons why authors use nonfiction text features. They will also begin to explore how features of nonfiction text are used in texts like this one.
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Meeting 2

Authors use a variety of nonfiction text features to develop ideas. In the second Book Club meeting for Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell, you'll help your students understand how photographs, maps, and captions work to develop key ideas in the text.
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Meeting 3

In the third and final Book Club meeting for Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell students will have the opportunity to explain how the features of nonfiction text can be used to effectively communicate ideas.
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Vocabulary Connections with Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell

This set of vocabulary development resources for Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book.  Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

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  • 6.2B6.2A6.2C
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Focus Assessment and Rubric

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Use this six-question assessment to determine whether or not students understand the key concepts associated with analyzing the features of nonfiction text.
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Comprehension Assessment with Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell

This 9 question Common Core aligned assessment can be used to determine students' overall comprehension of Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell and their mastery of the Common Core State Standards.
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Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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The management resources include a calendar, conversation prompts, student self-evaluation forms, reading response board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.
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About the Book

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Title: Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell
Author: Tom L. Matthews
Genre: Biography
Themes: History, Perseverance, STEAM / STEM, Family, Growth Mindset
ISBN: 9781426322174
Publisher's Summary:
A biography, with photographs and quotes from Bell himself, which follows this well known inventor from his childhood in Scotland through his life long efforts to come up with ideas that would improve people's lives.
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