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Logan McKnight Jeanne Swafford University of North Carolina Wilmington Presentation at the North Carolina Reading Association Annual Conference March 12 2013 Overview Locating quality nonfiction titles and keeping up with new publications. Research . in Children’s Literature. Fall . 2009. Informational and Biographical Literature. What . is. informational literature?. Opinions differ about what is meant by informational literature. [Some use] the term . SWP 2012. Authentic Nonfiction . Writing from Research. Making it Real. Roadblock. After working on research projects for weeks, I sat down to grade the work produced by my fifth graders. All I could ask was, “Who wrote this?” It certainly wasn’t Sam who was interested in the atomic bomb as a result of our WWII studies, unless he works for Britannica after school. And when Madison’s mom asked why “we” got a B instead of an A on the project, I knew I had a problem.. Nonfiction. Who Am I?. Author. Editor/Publisher. Professor. Nonfiction fan. Who Are You?. Public. School. Elementary. Middle. HS. What Is the Pleasure?. Most Often. How Does Story Fit With. What Do You Look Forward to in Reading?. Informational Text, Memoirs, and Persuasive Writing. Up to half or more of your EOC will be non-fiction or informational text.. Nonfiction characteristics . Nonfiction is . based on some sort of fact. Memoirs &. Tuesdays With . Morrie. English I. Dewalt. WHS. Unit Objectives. Students will be able to define what is a memoir in nonfiction.. Students will apply knowledge of a memoir in nonfiction to the reading of . Fiction and Nonfiction . All categories of books or stories can be called either . fiction. or . non-fiction.. Fiction. A made up story . Can tell about things that . could. happen. Is read for fun . Quoted Words. Resources: Reading NonFiction by K. Beers and B. Probst. Have you ever…. Watched a movie or read something an author quoted or said and thought:. Why did she say that?. What does this add to the story?. What is nonfiction?. Nonfiction deals only with real people, events or ideas. Works of nonfiction are narrated from the point of view, or perspective, of the author, who is a real person.. Nonfiction presents facts or discusses ideas.. Secondary Nonfiction Reading Strand. Nonfiction . Reading. Karyn. Stone . Simonelli. 2. Secondary Nonfiction Reading. Key Points in Nonfiction Reading. Nonfiction includes both informational and functional passages. theme. . Explain what it means.. Theme. Theme is what the author wants you to understand about life or human nature.. Theme is a general statement that can apply to all people.. What is the theme of this excerpt from “The Giant’s House”?. Pairing Picture Books and Music with . Nonfiction. Mary Parks. Washington County Public Schools. 2. Elementary Nonfiction Reading. Nonfiction comprises at least half of what students read. Content area lessons should reflect integrated English SOL within planning and instruction OR English lessons should integrate other content area information. th. - 8. th. . . . . Message From The Teacher. Reminders. Shout Outs…. OUR WEEK AT A GLANCE:. Reading- . Our Nonfiction unit has commenced! The students have been dying to get their hands on all the interesting texts in our classroom library. Please support your child and encourage them to bring this nonfiction text back and forth to school each day. The nightly reading homework from this point on until further notice should also be completed with a nonfiction text. Keep in mind that nonfiction texts can come from a variety of sources: magazines, newspapers, online articles or webpages, etc. If you have internet access at . Nonfiction. Prose writing. Presents and explains ideas or tells about real people. Examples:. Essays. Newspaper and magazine articles. Journals. Travelogues. Biographies. Autobiographies. Autobiography . Nonfiction. Prose writing. Presents and explains ideas or tells about real people. Examples:. Essays. Newspaper and magazine articles. Journals. Travelogues. Biographies. Autobiographies. Autobiography .