Types of nonfiction

While I would love to share this, I don't feel quite comfortable doing that, as it is very closely based on this pin on Pinterest. It is something that the pinner purchased. Although it covered all the types of non-fiction I need to touch upon, there were things I needed to change to make it work for my classroom. First, I included "The Internet" instead of "digital media." Really, this was more for the familiarity/vernacular of my students than anything. Next, the definitions came out of…

An early lesson you want to teach your students is the difference in books that tell stories and books that give information. I have found that the best way to teach this is within context of different types of texts. Let's read more about some resources that I have used to teach the differences in the two types, as well as meet our pesky friend, the BOOK BANDIT! We begin the unit learning the text features of both types of texts by creating this anchor chart and using real text examples to…

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Most English curriculum is heavy on fiction, but there are endless connections to be made with nonfiction topics that will be just as engaging for your students. In this #2ndaryELA Twitter chat, middle and high school English Language Arts discussed nonfiction's role in the curriculum, types of nonfiction, resources for teaching nonfiction, and students' favorites. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.

When it comes to reading nonfiction, my students tend to get bleary-eyed and hard-of-hearing. It’s like they instantly think of their history textbooks and informational articles and they decide before they even know the topic that they aren’t going to like it. And that is one of the big hurdles when it comes to teaching nonfiction texts at the middle school and high school level.

Investigative journalism is one of my favorite types of nonfiction. I've got true crime, medicine, business, the Middle East, & religion deep dives for you!

Most English curriculum is heavy on fiction, but there are endless connections to be made with nonfiction topics that will be just as engaging for your students. In this #2ndaryELA Twitter chat, middle and high school English Language Arts discussed nonfiction's role in the curriculum, types of nonfiction, resources for teaching nonfiction, and students' favorites. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.