More and more, teachers are requesting educational resources that go
beyond traditional teachers guides and activity sheets. So while I do still
have those kinds of materials on my website, I’m also offering resources that
delve deeply into the nonfiction reading and writing process from an author’s
point of view.
Some of these resources focus on books I’ve written and describe various
stages of my creative process in detail, while others provide more general
information and highlight books written
by a wide variety of nonfiction authors.
On Mondays this year, I’m going to be sharing some of these resources and
providing ideas for how they might be used in the classroom. Today, I’m going
to focus on Sharing Expository
Nonfiction with students.
If you click on this link, you’ll find an explanation of the two writing
styles—narrative and expository. Currently, narrative nonfiction gets most of
the attention and praise from educators, but studies show that many students
prefer expository text or enjoy both writing styles equally.
To help educators turn more student into passionate readers, this page features
resources that (1) explain why it’s important to share expository text and (2)
provide easy ways to integrate expository nonfiction into existing curricula.
It also includes a list of high-quality expository titles that should be in
every classroom and library collection.
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