When we open the gates to nonfiction inquiry, we open our
thinking and expect the unexpected, making reading discoveries,
research discoveries, and writing discoveries on our way.
"Nonfiction Matters" offers teachers the tools to help students
explore nonfiction and dig deep to reach more complete
understanding of the real world and report these insights in a
compelling manner.
Stephanie Harvey shows how students can read expository text,
engage in research, and write authentic nonfiction that is
captivating, visual, and full of voice. The inquiry projects she
describes require in-depth learning: topic selection, question
development, research exploration, reading for content,
organization, synthesis, writing to convey meaning, and presenting
findings--all skills that develop independent thinkers who know how
to make decisions, solve problems, and apply their knowledge
insightfully.
Full of practical suggestions to help you bring nonfiction into
your curriculum, "Nonfiction Matters: "
- presents strategies for understanding expository text and
conducting meaningful research;
- offers ideas for organizing and writing accurate, effective
nonfiction from idea to finished presentation;
- advances the importance of teacher modeling and guided practice
in instructional delivery;
- provides a list of inquiry tools and resources--both print and
electronic;
- suggests ways to facilitate project-based learning and assess
the projects as they develop;
- includes bibliographies of nonfiction children's books by
subject and genre and lists of recommended magazines.
Why is nonfiction almost a guaranteed success? The key to
teaching with nonfiction is passion, for children are passionate
inquirers, and nonfiction fuels their curiosity and their demand
for knowledge and understanding of the world.
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