CONNECT FICTION WITH NONFICTION FOR DEEPER LEARNING! New LitLinks from Gareth Stevens Classroom inspires student inquiry and invites critical thinking by pairing beloved works of fiction with content-rich informational texts. The familiar format of fiction introduces a topic and gives the reader confidence to explore and compare its nonfiction counterpart. Each paired set, along with a comprehensive reader resource guide, lets students demonstrate what they have learned from blending together narrative and expository elements.
LitLinks paired fiction and nonfiction: Provides opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives Develops critical reading and comprehension skills Supports “thinking across texts” by illustrating how different authors treat the same topic
Builds background knowledge and a wider range of vocabulary, and enhances readers’ comprehension of a specific topic Contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts
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