Diving Deep Into Nonfiction, Grades 6-12
Author | : Jeffrey D. Wilhelm |
Publisher | : Corwin Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2016-09-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781506344058 |
ISBN-13 | : 1506344054 |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: All nonfiction is a conversation between writer and reader, an invitation to agree or disagree with compelling and often provocative ideas. With Diving Deep Into Nonfiction, Jeffrey Wilhelm and Michael Smith deliver a revolutionary teaching framework that helps students read well by noticing: Topics and the textual conversation Key details Varied nonfiction genres Text structure The classroom-tested lessons include engaging short excerpts and teach students to be powerful readers who know both how authors signal what’s worth noticing in a text and how readers connect and make meaning of what they have noticed.