it and non fiction

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The Reading Principle and

Literature

Using Non-Fiction to Support

Literacy


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About usAuckland

ServiceCentre

420, 000

students

26,000

schools

1100 school


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Non-Fiction?

Items that contain factual information(Kapiti Coast District Libraries)

OR

The very best non-fiction should convey asense ofwonder and excitement and

engender a thirst for finding out more.(Sue Understead. Books for keeps, 2003)

Dead Boring


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Favourite Non-Fiction Book

Discuss your favourite non-fiction book either from

childhood or maybe a book you love to use in your class.


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Reading & writing standards

students need to be able to use their reading

and writing as interactive tools to meet specific

learning purposes across the curriculum. This

means that students read and write texts in waysthat help them organise their thinking, construct

and create meaning, communicate information

and ideas in print and electronic texts, and reveal

their developing knowledge of content across the

curriculum.

The New Zealand Curriculum; Reading and writing standards for years 1-8, 2009, p 5


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Almanac

Autobiography

Biography

Blueprint

Book report

Creative nonfictionDesign document

Diagram

Diary

Dictionary

Nonfiction films (e.g. documentaries)

Encyclopedia

Essay

HistoryJournal

Journalism

Letter

Literary criticism

Memoir

Natural history

Philosophy

PhotographScience book

Scientific paper

Statute

Textbook

Travelogue

User manualWikipedia; Non-fiction, 2010

Types of Non-fiction


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Dewey system being lateral

000 Generalities

100 Philosophy and Psychology

200 Religion

300 Social Science

400 Language

500 Natural Science and Mathematics

600 Technology (Applied Sciences)

700 Arts

800 Literature

900 Geography and History


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Sites explaining Dewey

"Do We" Really Know Dewey?

http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/index.shtml

OCLC Dewey

http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/tour/default.htm


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Resources for supporting literacy

PersuasiveWritingSpeeches &Debates Variety ofProseWritingLetter

Writing


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Resources for supporting literacyPersuasiveReportsProcedual


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Why use Non-Fiction?

Recreational reading

Faction

Satisfies and broadens curiosity

Provides for depth and breadth of information

Provides models for concise writing

Challenges readers to read critically (attributes)

Format; Questions; Layout of information

Photo Essays


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Read aloud

BOYS! But dont forget girls

Prefer fact to fiction

Expands vocabulary Narrative1st person recount

Diary format / Quotation Index

Logical organisation of facts

Introducing a topic

Citations


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Attributes of good Non-Fiction

Authority & Respect

Accuracy & Clarity

Literary Style

Timeliness & Copyright

Clear prose that engages the reader,

stirs the imagination, and awakens the

mind, is every bit as important in works

of non-fiction as it is in fiction.

Kathleen T. Horning


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Attributes of good Non-Fiction

Design & Format

Supportive ancillary material

- Is it useful?

Tools

Illustrations

Documentation of sources

The best informational books are written by authors

who know their subjects well, and who write about

them imaginatively, with an understanding of the

needs and limitations of their audience.

Zena Sutherland


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Exercise - Attributes

Working in small groups

Select one resource that you feel reflects each attribute

Note the title and give a reason for your selection


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Inside a Non-Fiction Book


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Internet / databases / online resources

http://www.natlib.govt.nz/

Discover

Matapihi

Timeframes

Papers Past

Epic Opposing Viewpoints

Etc


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Kids talk about Bullying.

To Learn More:

At the library

On the Web www.facthound.com

Hero File:

Sir Ranulph Fiennes (use google)


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Exercise Why use non-fiction

In a group discuss


What types of non-fiction can be used in the classroom?

In what ways does non-fiction appeal to your students?

What skills does using non-fiction develop?

Lets explore how we can use non-fiction differently in the class


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Print & IT Integration


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