Adventures in Nonfiction: A Guided Inquiry Journey (K - 2)
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Students are guided through an informal exploration of nonfiction texts and child-oriented Web sites, learning browsing and skimming techniques for the purpose of gathering interesting information. They share learned facts with others, develop follow-up questions, and seek answers using Internet search engines in addition to print resources.

Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction with Little Red Riding Hood Text Sets (K - 2)
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Beginning with a comparative study of retellings of “Little Red Riding Hood” and modern revisions of the folktale, this literature unit continues with a study of fantasy, realistic fiction, and nonfiction texts. As students explore various depictions of wolves, they gain another perspective of the “villain” in the traditional tale.

Literature as a Jumping Off Point for Nonfiction Inquiry (3 - 5)
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Text sets focus on one topic or subject area, yet include texts of many genres. In this lesson, after reading a novel, here Tuck Everlasting, students choose a topic related to a theme in the novel and work cooperatively to learn more about that topic using a text set. Students will have an opportunity to read and explore many genres, while learning through the content areas.

Native Americans Today (3 - 5)
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Through this lesson, teachers can use children's nonfiction books and the Internet to help their students develop accurate, substantive information about Native American people in the present day.

Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction through Paired Readings (6 - 8)
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Science fiction offers students opportunities to discuss the “what ifs” within the context of scientific principles. This lesson plan invites students to read science fiction texts and then use nonfiction texts to extrapolate the scientific principles presented.

Blurring Genre: Exploring Fiction and Nonfiction with Diary of a Worm (6 - 8)
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Students often believe that fiction writers make everything up, seldom realizing how research is incorporated into entertaining writing. They may believe that research only applies to school writing. In this lesson, students incorporate facts into a variety of text types, creating a class book similar to Diary of a Worm.

Connecting Past and Present: A Local Research Project (9 - 12)
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Students connect to their school’s history by researching one decade of the school’s past. Through their research, students will become archivists, gathering photos, artifacts, and stories. As a culminating activity, students create museum exhibits displaying all the found items for their decade.

Having My Say: A Multigenre Autobiography Project (9 - 12)
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Students read Having Our Say, the autobiography of two African-American women who lived through most of the twentieth century.  Using this text as a model, students will produce a multigenre project that includes an autobiographical essay and an informational piece that provides historical, familial, or cultural context for their story.