Introducing students to the analysis of nonfiction texts and primary sources early on is crucial for their academic success. While fictional stories are more easily understood, engaging with nonfiction helps develop critical reading and analytical skills necessary for various subjects, including Social Studies and Language Arts.
Myths are a great way for students to not only understand how important religion was to civilizations, but also it allows for cross curricular lessons.
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Students can complete story maps to go along with
Fictional stories are a lot easier for students to understand, that is why it is important for students to begin reading nonfiction early.
Having students read and analyze quotes is great in many different ways. Students have trouble understand quotes, especially if they are written in the old english etc.
Primary Sources
For younger ages, they have not yet had experience with primary sources, and quotes will not only be used in Social Studies, but in Language Arts, and students need to understand how to analyze and site primary sources.
Using primary sources can be overwhelming and difficult for some students, and so it is important to have them work with quotes as soon as possible.
Benchmark
Our practice benchmark this year had about five questions with quotes from Hammurabi's code. And a lot of students did not understand the quote because of the way it was written.
Students will need to analyze and read quotes for the benchmark, so having students feel comfortable about reading and analyzing is a great tool for their success.
Fiction/Non Fiction in SS
Autobiogrophies/Biographies
Even though Biographies are not fiction, it tells a story, and students respond better to stories rather then an essay. Biographies will be more interesting to them, and they will be more interested in reading about someones life as a story and not an essay.
non-fiction
Quotes
Allows for HOTQs.
Primary Source
Non-Fiction
Myths
Fiction
Fictional Stories
EX: The dog of Pompeii
Allows students to read non fiction story about a fictional topic.
