There is a push toward the use of more non-fiction materials. This is important to get our students reading and analyzing information, and to ensure that they are college or career ready.
When teaching thematically, you can add fiction selections to your read aloud or assigned reading. Look at the language arts standards. They include character analysis, describing the setting, and identifying the parts of a story. All of these standards deal with fiction texts.
By combining non-fiction texts with fiction selections on the same topic, you strengthen your instruction. Students will increase their knowledge base as well as their vocabulary as they learn about a topic in depth.
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