Genre Study:  Nonfiction

All genre studies give us a chance to study writing in deep and meaningful ways.  In particular, a nonfiction genre study enables us to study how to write well about topics we know, are excited by and care deeply about.

Schoolwide’s Literary Nonfiction Genre Set is designed to supply all the books you need to teach the features of nonfiction and the qualities of good nonfiction writing. You will find books perfect for mini-lessons about writing with authority and voice, writing table of contents and indexes, attending to setting, drawing on personal experience, using comparisons, employing strong verbs and much more. 

If you want to conduct a nonfiction study for the first time or raise the level of an existing nonfiction study, these materials can help.

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Structure of a Genre Study

Nonfiction Charts and Papers

Literary Nonfiction Set

Additional Schoolwide Nonfiction Sets

Nonfiction Mini Lesson K-1

Nonfiction Mini Lesson 2-3

Nonfiction Mini Lesson 4-5