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 the What’s Blended Nonfiction? article, which you can access by
clicking on the Nonfiction Reading Resources icon.
This article discusses books that are a mix of two or more categories
that make up the 5 Kinds of Nonfiction—active, browsable, traditional, expository
literature, and narrative.
Books that are a mix of expository literature and narrative nonfiction
are especially intriguing because These books have something for everyone, AND
they can help all children build critical reading skills.
The expository sections of high-quality, high-interest blended books will
captivate fact-loving kids, motivating them to tackle the narrative sections.
Similarly, young narrative lovers will be drawn to the story-rich sections of
blended books, inspiring them to do the work necessary to digest and comprehend
the expository passages. These are the kinds of books that can help all
students develop into passionate, lifelong readers.
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