Learning About the Features of Nonfiction Texts

We have been learning about the features of nonfiction books during Reader's Workshop. We learned that we read these books differently than we read fiction stories. We are now beginning our report writing genre in Writer's Workshop. The students will have to write about a topic that they know a lot about. We will be starting with a class report. During our first report writing lesson the students enjoyed searching through books and placing sticky notes on the table of contents, index, photographs, headings, captions, diagrams, and other features that we have learned about. Next time you visit the library encourage your child to check out some nonfiction books. They seem to especially enjoy exploring books about animals.