Divide the class into four random teams. Explain that today they will be competing as a team for bonus points. The task of the team members will be to find as many examples of each element in Nonfiction Model #5 as possible in a one-period library search. Have each team pick a captain whose responsibility will be to check items found by other team members, verify them as valid examples, and turn in all of the team's examples.


          Write on the board the following list of elements:

Introduction (narrative, quotation, question, statistical, mystery, descriptive, imagine, direct)

Body (narrative, quotation, description, exposition)

Conclusion (future, summary, quote, other)

          Explain that they will earn 1 point for each example of any element they find. Examples must be correctly labeled for points to count. For introductions and conclusions, teams must identify the specific type: statistical, question, narrative, and so on. All examples must be copied in cursive or Xeroxed, labeled by the type of element, and turned in at the end of the period as a packet with the group members listed on a cover sheet.

          After the team packets have been turned in and scored, choose some of the best examples to use for review.