ABSTRACT

The Common Core is placing a heavier emphasis on nonfiction, but that doesn't mean you have to give up your literature lessons! In this book, English teachers Stacey O'Reilly and Angie Stooksbury describe how you can combine nonfiction with fiction to meet the standards and give students a deeper understanding of what they are reading. This practical book provides a variety of nonfiction reading strategies as well as ready-to-implement lesson plans and text pairing suggestions.

You will get…

  • A variety of useful strategies to help students analyze nonfiction
  • Sample units with step-by-step agendas and lesson plans
  • Ready-to-use classroom handouts and rubrics for assessment
  • Suggested text pairings across genres and time periods

chapter 1|7 pages

Don't Fight the Common Core!

chapter 2|11 pages

Choice Excerpts and Nonfiction Pairings

You Lose Some to Gain Some

chapter 3|11 pages

Don't Forget the S.O.A.P.

Breaking It Down

chapter 4|18 pages

Implementing Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

Reach 'em with Rhetoric

chapter 5|20 pages

Looking at History through Multiple Genres

Pulling It Together and Constructing Meaning

chapter 6|21 pages

Writing with Spin to Rewrite History

When Words Matter

chapter 7|30 pages

The Debate

Words that Win

chapter 8|6 pages

A Reflective Writing Assignment

We Come Full Circle

chapter 9|4 pages

A Romeo and Juliet Assignment

True Love and Its Letters

chapter 10|5 pages

An Animal Farm Assignment

The New Rebellion Begins