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Rushville Consolidated High School
Rushville, IN
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Exploring the World of Nonfiction in Science
Funded Dec 18, 2016
I just want to thank you so much for funding my project, having these books in my classroom is amazing. I don't think students realized that nonfiction books could be so interesting or cool. These are allowing students to gain reading comprehension skills and experience with nonfiction texts both of which are very important for ISTEP and the SAT. The books also bring exciting new projects to the classroom like Book Trailers, Book Reviews, and Blogging.
Adding reading to my class time is quite fun, students will sit in desks but as time goes on some move to the floor and some to the lab tables to get more comfortable.
A particular favorite is a graphic novel about Hurricane Katrina, Drowned City. The students love the graphics and the story really makes learning about storms come alive. The students also enjoy reading more about Charles Darwin in Charles & Emma.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Yergin

My project is adding the use of nonfiction texts to support current instruction and learning in the classroom. I believe this could benefit the student's reading levels and increase their interest in reading both fiction and nonfiction and their interest and understanding in Science. Students currently don't read much nonfiction about science and this will change that. A nonfiction book can add so much more depth to a topic than is in the textbook. It is also possible to present the material in a variety of ways for instance I plant to include different types of nonfiction styles such as: graphic nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, a chronological approach, or an exploratory book. I plan on adding different projects to the curriculum where the students can use the books to research and create book trailers, commercials, videos, bibliographies, create additional topics for group discussion, timelines, and much more.

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Exploring the World of Nonfiction in Science

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