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Nonfiction Research and Wonder Writing Class Meeting 3 Frye and Trathen

Encourage wonder and inquiry in students through nonfiction exploration and research. Learn to identify key text features and structure, select engaging topics, and conduct effective research with practical tips and strategies.

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Nonfiction Research and Wonder Writing Class Meeting 3 Frye and Trathen

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  1. Nonfiction Research and Wonder Writing Class Meeting 3 Frye and Trathen

  2. Piquing Students’ Interests • Read Aloud LOTS of nonfiction! • Book Sorting Party…see pp. 92-93. • Create Wonder Boxes and Cards for students. Students could use notebooks to record ideas.

  3. Where do our WONDER questions come from? • Observations • Experiences • Books • Questions that the teacher/student models • Heart • Teacher can shape/design the possibilities…

  4. Exploring Wonders and Questions in Books • Marinate students in nonfiction books. • Ask and chart, “What We Notice About Nonfiction Books” (p. 98) using inquiry approach. • Highlight Nonfiction Text Features (p. 98) • (See next page) • NOTE: This occurs over time… • Model topic selection (along with EACH stage of the process) with class shared writing topic and/or teacher’s individual writing topic (p. 101; 104). VERY IMPORTANT STEP!

  5. Nonfiction Features • READ ALOUD! Focus on text structure, features and craft… • Title which explains topic • Relevant information in logical order • Concluding statement • Illustrations, captions, diagrams, labels, glossary, index, table of contents, sound-it-out key • Illustrations match text • Compelling beginning that captures audience • Interesting information • Linking or sequencing words • Point of View (Perspective) • WOW words • Afterward/Author’s Note

  6. Some examples… • http://www.stevejenkinsbooks.com/

  7. Choosing Wonder Topics…NATURAL WORLD • Questions for students to ask about selecting a topic: • Am I REALLY interested in this topic? • Do I know a little about this topic? • Do I have questions about my topic that I want to research and that I can find answers to? • Is my topic big enough that I could write a whole book about it? • Are there any books in the classroom about my topic? • Students complete planning activity (p. 160) • Remember teacher is modeling each step as she goes along…

  8. Research: Searching for and Gathering Information • Solicit help from ADULTS! • INFORM PARENTS (send letter home) • SET UP RESEARCH STATIONS IN YOUR CLASSROOMS! • Books • Computers http://www.thinkquest.org/pls/html/think.library • Writing • Outside observations • Partner students with 4th or 5th graders during writing workshop

  9. “You don’t write because you want to say something, you write because you’ve got something to say.” F. Scott Fitzgerald

  10. Nonfiction/Informational Books • Let’s take a look at a few books, their features, and topics…

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