Nonfiction Writing Books

 One of our final writing projects was publishing our own animal nonfiction books.  Once we got started, it was clear to see how much the students love to reading nonfiction and especially learn new information about animals.  Each student was able to pick an animal to research and write about.  The process we followed was to first take notes on the chosen animal in the areas of what the animal looks like, its habitat, and what it eats.  Students used books online or books from our classroom library to gather information. We then turned those notes into sentences.  Each student conferenced their sentences with me and completed their books with either drawn pictures or printed pictures.  We also included an About the Author page.  The class really enjoyed writing these books and reading each other's books!