Dynamic Landscapes reflections~Glorious Nonfiction

Presented by Leda Schubert, this session did a great job outlining how to use nonfiction texts to meet the Common Core standards. Unfortunately for me, the presentation focused on great books to use with second graders but I kept in mind that picture books can also be great tools for secondary school students and some of the basic principles we discussed applied to my age level.

• The Common Core emphasizes discussion, analysis, and evaluation. 
• Standards are best met by expository, persuasive, procedural, and narrative texts.
• Nonfiction aims to answer: who, what, where, when, why, and how

Different kinds of nonfiction:

• Narrative- tells a story
• Survey- overview of a topic
• Concept- abstract ideas/ classifications
• Specialized- a closer look at a specific topic
• Biography/ Autobiography/ Memoir
• How-to/ Process/ Procedural
• Data- fast facts
• Expository- facts plus additional information
• Disciplinary Thinking
• Inquiry
• Interpretation
• Action