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Teaching Evidence-Based Writing: Nonfiction

Texts and Lessons for Spot-On Writing About Reading

At heart, learning to read and write analytically is learning to think well For Evidence-Based Writing: Nonfiction, renowned teacher Leslie Blauman combed the standards and her classroom bookshelves to craft lessons that use the best nonfiction picture books, biographies, and article excerpts to make writing about reading a clear, concrete process. Students learn to analyze and cite evidence about main idea, point of view, visuals, and words and structure. And best of all, your students gain a confidence in responding to complex texts and ideas that will serve them well in school, on tests, and in any situation when they are asked: What are you basing that on? Show me how you know.

teaching students the “testing genre” and how summaries fit is wise, but teaching
them how summaries are important in their own scholarly life is just as important
—it makes these skills another tool in their reading and writing lives. My students
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