Week 6, Entry 9: Fiction/non-fiction comparison

Non-Fiction

·        !concepts are real

·        !often teaches Science and/or Social Studies

·        no plot

·        *vocabulary

·        facts

Fiction

·        *not real, make believe

·        plot/story

·        *problem/solution

·        characters

·        *story frame

At the kindergarten level, analysis of fiction and non-fiction would be presented very basically.  The * items would potentially be more challenging concepts for ELL students because some of the concepts are abstract and relational in nature. However the ! items could support ELL students by offering them opportunities to connect with their own culture as resident experts and with concepts that are concrete and visual.