Nonfiction Writing Lessons That Work Engaging Ways to Help Students Plan and Write Informational Texts

Motivate students to check their facts and really learn content as they write in these fun, informational formats. Students learn how to share fascinating facts through sidebars, communicate concisely with terse verse, connect with audiences through factual riddles, organize writing with the Vase graphic organizer, and much more! Complete with model lessons, graphic organizers, books lists, student samples, and tips for differentiation, this resource provides a wonderful way to build writing skills and content-area knowledge at the same time!

Lola M. Schaefer, a classroom teacher for 18 years, now serves as an educational consultant in Georgia, teaching writing in area schools. She is the author of more than 125 children's books and a number of professional books for Scholastic, including First Lessons for Beginning Writers and Writing Lessons for the Interactive Whiteboard.