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Literary Nonfiction in the Classroom

Literary Nonfiction in the Classroom. IRA Regional Conference Billings, Montana October 2007 Presented by Joy Dewing. Contact Info. Joy Dewing Central Middle School, Kokomo, Indiana jdewing@kokomo.k12.in.us. What is literary nonfiction?. One of the “fuzzy” genres

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Literary Nonfiction in the Classroom

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  1. LiteraryNonfiction in the Classroom IRA Regional Conference Billings, Montana October 2007 Presented by Joy Dewing

  2. Contact Info • Joy Dewing • Central Middle School, Kokomo, Indiana • jdewing@kokomo.k12.in.us

  3. What is literary nonfiction? • One of the “fuzzy” genres • Nonfiction that reads like fiction and includes elements of fiction (plot, characters, conflict, etc.) • Interesting!

  4. Why should I teach Literary Nonfiction? • Up to 70% of material on standardized tests in nonfiction • Students think nonfiction is “boring” • They are used to reading textbooks and encyclopedias for nonfiction

  5. Why should I teach literary nonfiction? • It is more interesting to read than a textbook or an encyclopedia • It models good nonfiction writing for students

  6. Text Sets – Grouping fiction and nonfiction together • An American Plague by Jim Murphy & Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

  7. Text Sets – Groupingfiction and nonfiction together • Fireflies in the Night by Judy Hawes • Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman & A. Lincoln and Me Louise Borden • When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan & The Voice That Challenged a Nation by ????? • Blizzard! By Jim Murphy & Blizzard’s Wake by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

  8. Picture Books

  9. “Chapter Books”

  10. Memoir vs. Personal Narrative • “It is not what happens, but the person to whom things happen.” ~ Virginia Woolf • “When children put their lives on the page, they often leave out one person – themselves.” ~ Lucy Calkins

  11. Examples of Memoirs • Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl • Wait Until Next Year by Doreen Kearns • Looking Back by Lois Lowry • HomesickMy Own Story by Jean Fritz • Allen Say books

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