Mr. Griot describes how to revise a nonfiction expository writing essay.

Mr. Griot describes how to write a nonfiction expository writing essay.

Mr. Griot reviews the meanings of the words genre, nonfiction, and biography. After reading a biography of Mary McLeod Bethune, Mr. Griot relates the components of the story to the elements of a biography.

Mr. Griot uses the biography of Clara Barton as a tool for reviewing the characteristics and comprehension of nonfiction writing.

Mr. Griot teaches about the poet Robert Burns by reviewing the biography, “The Bard of Scotland.”

Symbolism discusses the literary technique of symbolism in fiction literature, nonfiction literature, and the real world.Symbolism is the technique where alternate meaning is given to a person, place, object, or event that has its own...

The video “How-To Texts” describes a how-to, or procedural, text and its components.

The video “Identify Informative Texts” describes the characteristics of an informative text.

This video discusses the nonfiction genre as well as qualities, types of pieces, and characteristics of the genre.

The video “Important Parts of a Book” identifies text features in a printed book.

This video focuses on the two main genre of books: fiction and nonfiction. Kids learn aspects of each type of book and then practice naming whether a book is fiction or nonfiction. Kids also learn about realistic fiction.

A video entitled "Summarize a Scientific Text” which discusses how to identify the main idea and details of a scientific text.

“Write a How-To Text” models how to write a how-to text and provides examples.

This video is about “KWL Charts”and explores how to develop questions about a nonfiction text.

This is a video entitled “Describe Events” which describes the events discussed in an informational text.

“Author’s Point of View” explores how to determine an author's point of view when reading a nonfiction passage.

Learn the difference between fiction and nonfiction stories with Park Ranger Taylor. Watch out for the bears!

This video goes over different examples of fiction and non-fiction books. Some genre is mentioned. It begins to teach students about author's purpose. The purpose of a non-fiction book is to inform us. The purpose of a fiction book is to...

This video discusses the differences between fiction and nonfiction and how they can be used to communicate information. It uses the example of a classic tragedy to illustrate the power of storytelling and the importance of facts and...

In today’s lesson, we’ll take a closer look at the finer details of non-fiction texts. We’ll break down specific techniques composers use to appeal to ethos, logos and pathos. As always, we’ll recap the basics before moving on to more...

Reading is just as important in science as any other subject of study. This skill-based program explores reading in the context of science. Special emphasis is placed on reading informational text and vocabulary development as outlined...

Our second lesson tackles the finer details in written, verbal and visual non-fiction texts. Discover how non-fiction texts like news articles, speeches and documentaries use a variety of techniques to inform and persuade their...

This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to grow research for an informational text. It emphasizes the importance of organizing notes and offers tips on finding answers to questions by reading through resources.

In this video, the teacher explains how to choose a writing topic for an informational text by asking questions about your interests. The importance of selecting non-fiction topics with factual resources is emphasized, and the three...