Reading and Writing Nonfiction Genres

Kathleen Buss and Lee Karnowski

As children move up through the grades, it’s increasingly important that they gain a firm understanding of the workings of nonfiction text. This practical, hands-on publication shows how to teach nonfiction to elementary students, with an emphasis on the author’s purpose.

You’ll learn how you and your students can explore the purposes, structures, and literary elements found in nonfiction genres. Chapters show how to use teacher modeling and student discussions as primary instructional strategies. All chapters include minilessons, graphic organizers, and student writing samples.

An IRA Book Club selection, October 2002

© 2002 | 152 pp.
ISBN 10: 0-87207-346-7 | ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-346-3

And also on this topic:

Connecting Reading and Writing in the Intermediate Grades

Informational Text in K–3 Classrooms

Learning to Write, Writing to Learn

Also from these authors:

Reading and Writing Literary Genres

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Save when you purchase both Reading and Writing Genres books together.

Reading and Writing Genres two-book package

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