Blog Week 6;Entry # 9 Samples of Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts

Learning topic # 6 Reading for Narrative and Expository Text
Blog week 6
Entry #9 Samples of Fiction and Non-fiction texts

Samples of Fiction texts : chapters from Intermediate ELA reader “Call of the Wild” abridged after Jack London.
Samples of Non-Fiction texts: “The Write Brothers-Men with a Vision” and “Smart Shopping, Coupons, Rain Checks, and Rebates.”

Both genres support students’ learning of the language. Fiction provides everyday vocabulary and examples of a variety of writing styles; narrative , persuasive, etc.
Non-fiction has a more specific vocabulary, related to a particular topic. Genre of non-fiction is more challenging for ELA students. Texts contain a lot of scientific terms and a lot of information that requires background knowledge. Texts must be supported by pictures , if possible, to insure comprehension.
References: J.London,Call of the Wild,Ch. 1,2.
                   ELA textbook,Grammar in Context
                   P.Gibbons,Scaffolding Language,Scaffolding Learning