Nonfiction

=Nonfiction= Nonfiction is prose writing based on facts, real events and real people. Nonfiction reading can be one of the most difficult genres to promote to our students. Luckily there has been a shift in nonfiction publishing in recent years, leaning towards more narrative nonfiction and visually appealing layouts. With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards, nonfiction has become a hot topic of discussion in education. Reading nonfiction this month will help you to be exposed to the newest and best titles and generate ideas for how these titles can be used in the classroom to meet standards.

Technology Assignment
SYNC offers free Young Adult & Classic audiobook downloads in the summer months to introduce the listening experience. Visit the site to see the list for the summer of 2014 and sign up for email or text alerts when the titles are released. Use these audiobooks for yourself and your students. Post in Goodreads about the titles that you are looking forward to hearing/reading from the list.

‍Reading Assignment
Read **one** title from the nonfiction list below and **one** title from the award lists under the Resources tab. Share the titles that you read in the Goodreads discussion.

Becoming Ben Franklin by Russell Freedman Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson Courage Has No Color by Tanya Lee Stone The Nazi Hunters by Neal Bascomb Bad Girls by Jane Yolen The President Has Been Shot by James Swanson Bomb by Steve Sheinkin Byrd and Igloo by Samantha Seiple Space (The World in Infographics) by Jon Richardsd Bones Never Lie by Elizabeth MacLeod Before the World Was Ready by Claire Eamer Its a Feudal, Feudal World by Bodyguards by Ed Butts The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin The Great Trouble by Deboarah Hopkinson Call of the Klondike by David Meissner Fourth Down and Inches by Carla Killough McClafferty Legends, Icons and Rebels by Robbie Robertson Stubby the War Dog by Ann Bausum 1 Year, 100 Pounds by Whitney Holcombe American Life and Music from Elvis Presley to Lady Gaga by Mark Mussari Emancipation Proclamation by Tonya Bolden Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives by Elizabeth Rusch Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design by Chip Kidd The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II by Martin Sandler Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin

=‍Resources= The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Outstanding Science Trade Books from the National Science Teachers Association Notable Trade Books for Young People from the National Council for the Social Studies *only current members can see the most recent lists 20 Outstanding Nonfiction Books from SLJ NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Nonfiction section of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers Nerdy Book Club Winners of the 2013 Nerdies in Nonfiction

Blogs and Websites:
Reading Rants: Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists: [|www.readingrants.org] Nonfiction Booktalker: [|www.slj.com/author/kbaxter] The Nonfiction Detectives: [|www.nonfictiondetectives.com] Nonfiction Monday: [|http://nonfictionmonday.wordpress.com]