You can also try using shorter passages, which are great for reading groups. I ask students to discuss which type is the most efficient to use if you need to find a fact quickly, and I also have them share which type they prefer. Students can compare and contrast the structures and details of the two books. Scroll down for some of my recommendations for books to use! Book PairingsĪnother way to teach students the difference between expository texts and narrative nonfiction texts is to pair literary nonfiction books with nonfiction books on the same topic.
This leads to great discussions and helps students see that it’s kind of the best of both worlds. I like to create an anchor chart as groups share the characteristics they notice.Īnother option to introduce literary nonfiction is to start with a mentor text read-aloud and ask students to identify the author’s purpose. They’ll start to see that expository nonfiction books have text features and mostly stick to the facts, but narrative nonfiction books look a lot more like fiction and often contain dialogue.
You can have them work in small groups to discuss what they notice about the formats of the books and maybe sort them into groups. One way to kick off this unit is to put out a selection of nonfiction, fiction, and literary nonfiction books for students to explore. The good news is that there’s a huge variety of texts that will attract readers with different interests in your classroom. Clear as mud, lol.īiographies, autobiographies, and memoirs are definitely part of the narrative nonfiction genre, but it can also include texts based on historical events or other topics like animals. To me, narrative nonfiction is more about presenting facts through a story, and historical fiction is more about telling a story that is based on some facts. It’s kind of tricky to differentiate between narrative nonfiction and historical fiction.
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