EngageNY.org Teaching Literary Non-Fiction

Purpose of this Session Participants will be able to:  Connect literary non-fiction to the work of HS ELA instruction through this module  Analyze and discuss a literary non-fiction text  Identify features and components of literary non- fiction lessons in Unit  Identify instructional moves to aid implementation of literary non-fiction units EngageNY.org2

What is literary non-fiction? 3

EngageNY.org Sampling the Curriculum Read “Letter 1 from Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet ” As you read, please annotate the text in this way:  Put a box around vocabulary you think your students might not know.  Put a * by important or repeating ideas.  Put a ? next to areas you have questions about.  Write reactions, reflections, or responses in the margins. 4

Sampling the Curriculum With a partner, discuss 3 of the excerpts and related questions in the “Rilke Question Sampler.” EngageNY.org5

Meeting Students’ Needs At your tables, discuss the following:  What additional scaffolding might benefit your students as they consider this text?  How can you provide this scaffolding without leading students or overly narrowing their interpretations of the text? EngageNY.org6

Sampling the Curriculum Read the Unit Overview and Lesson 10 with the following question in mind:  How is literary non-fiction treated in this curriculum? EngageNY.org7

Talk About It What do you notice about how the literary non- fiction piece is woven into the curriculum?  In what ways is it connected to the other text?  How is it used in this unit? EngageNY.org8

Q & A EngageNY.org9

Discussion and Reflection How might literary non-fiction selections like this one be a part of a robust, literary Common Core ELA curriculum? How will you communicate the value of literary non-fiction to teachers, students, and parents? EngageNY.org10

CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT CIRCULATE Pulse Check Please go to engageny.org/novnti and fill out the online plus-delta for the Strategies for Adaptation session. Thank You! EngageNY.org

CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT CIRCULATE Online Parking Lot Please go to engageny.org/novnti and select “Online Parking Lot” for any NYSED related questions. Thank You! EngageNY.org