Celebrate Nonfiction

Exploring the Joy of Nonfiction Reading and Writing

A Treasure Trove of Nonfiction Reading and Writing Resources

I
started off the new year with a brand new website.


It now features a fresh, fun
design; improved navigability on a range of devices; and more teaching resources than
ever before. I thought a little tour might be helpful.

Of
course the site includes information about all my BOOKS as well as my
award-winning BLOG. Under
the SPEAKING
tab, you can learn more about school visits and professional development
workshops.

 

But
if you’re a teacher, school librarian, or an aspiring nonfiction author, the
tabs that will probably interest you most are VIDEOS
and EDUCATORS.

The
VIDEO
tab leads to video mini-lessons that focus on the craft of informational
writing, from word choice and voice to text features and text structures.

 

The
EDUCATORS
page includes a second way to access the video mini-lessons plus a whole lot
more. In addition to Curriculum Guides, Readers Theater Scripts, Read-aloud
Guides, and Activity Pages that are related to my most popular books, you will
also find a plethora of general resources for teaching nonfiction reading and
writing.

 

Click
on Reading Resources, and you’ll find everything from information about the 5 Kinds of
Nonfiction (aka the Nonfiction Family Tree) and activities for teaching these
categories to students to whole-class and whole-school activities for
celebrating nonfiction. There’s also activities for exploring text features and
text structures as well as book recommendations.

 

Click
on Writing
Resources, and you’ll discover teaching strategies to help young writers
choose a topic, take notes, and avoid plagiarism. There are also mentor text
recommendations and activities for teaching such key craft moves as text
structure, voice, point of view, and revision.

 

All
these resources were created with your specific needs in mind, so I think
you’ll find them useful. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to explore the site
and bookmark the materials that you find most valuable.

Happy
Reading and Writing, Everyone!

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