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Literature as a Jumping Off Point for Nonfiction Inquiry

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Literature as a Jumping Off Point for Nonfiction Inquiry

Grades 3 – 5
Lesson Plan Type Unit
Estimated Time Six 50-minute sessions
Lesson Author

Lisa Storm Fink

Lisa Storm Fink

Urbana, Illinois
Publisher

National Council of Teachers of English
 
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Lisa Fink, RWT Staff

April 11, 2013

Here are some additional resources on text sets:

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/exploration-text-sets-supporting-305.html

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/comparing-fiction-nonfiction-with-889.html

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/blending-fiction-nonfiction-improve-262.html

Good luck!

 

Jen

March 06, 2013

This unit sounds great! Do you have any recommendations for text set resources?

 

 

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