Podcast: Using nonfiction to engage kids
"School situations should mirror what's happening in the real world, and kids should be writing real-world stuff--they shouldn't just be writing for their teachers...nonfiction opens up that range of possibilities."
We recorded our latest Author Conversations podcast with Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli, authors of Nonfiction Mentor Texts, at the IRA Convention in Minneapolis. Listen as Lynne and Rose talk about how nonfiction engages kids and how mentor texts build on this engagement by showcasing the passion and voice of nonfiction authors in a wide range of genres.
In the second part of our conversation with Lynne and Rose they discuss how their new book, Nonfiction Mentor Texts, invites new and veteran teachers to consider a variety of possibilities for teaching nonfiction writing and conveys a clear picture of how it works in the classroom.
