The Three R's of Nonfiction

In our class, we have been using the 3 R's to investigate nonfiction texts.

Reading

wRiting

Research

We have been collecting facts from books that we read, informational websites, magazines, and photographs.  We decided together that we wanted to learn about bears.  We researched and completed our chart (all the while, practicing good writing conventions).  Then, using the facts that we collected together, we wrote our own class book about bears (in our own words).  We included all of the features on nonfiction (headings, labels, captions, table of contents, etc).  Next week, each student will choose his/her own animal to research, collect facts from reading on their own individual chart, and publish a book about his/her animal.
We learned so much about bears!
When we are finished, we will post pictures of our nonfiction animal books.