Non-fiction Chapter Books

Our current writing unit is all about non-fiction books. We started by exploring and creating short non-fiction books with a few pages about one topic. This week we began the next step in our work with non-fiction writing. We will be creating non-fiction chapter books. Each student has chosen a topic that they are experts on. We started our project by creating tables of contents to help us outline what our book will be like. Starting next week we will begin the work of writing our chapters with a focus on methods non-fiction authors use to teach their readers (labels, vocabulary, facts and details, etc.) As we prepared to do this very grown up work we set goals for ourselves as non-fiction authors. Students used a checklist to evaluate their work, chose a goal, and conferenced with me on their choice. Throughout the remainder of the unit I will meet with students to check in on their goals and help them reevaluate their own writing as they continue to grow.