Non-fiction+Stories

//This page contains links to non-fiction, content-based readings and resources that can be used for language teaching and learning.//toc

=Sources for Non-fiction Texts=

- Brief tidbits about various current events and interesting stories in the news (also available from [|Spain])

=Genre/Text Structures=

[|Non-fiction Text Structures]

[|20 Strategies to Teach Text Structure] - Includes a list of strategies, sample graphic organizers, and a list of children's books that utilize each text structure

[|Text Structure Posters] - Color posters with titles, illustrations, and signal words for each text type

[|Text Structure Frames] ([|Updated Version]) - Sentence frames in English for each of the common expository text structures

=Making Inferences=

[|Inference Chart] - Teacher uses chart paper and post-its to teach students to make inferences from fiction

=Resources=

- Excellent blog post that distinguishes between critical thinking and critical reading, then provides concrete strategies for engaging students in critical reading

- Excellent site filled with free, printable resources

[|40 Best Practice Instructional Activities]