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Assessment Description

Select three of the articles, that are linked in the Topic 4 Resources folder from the list below:

Aronson, M. (2011). New knowledge. Horn Book Magazine, 87(2), 57-62.

Aronson, M. (2010). The greatest story never told. School Library Journal, 56(1), 30-33

Bull, K. B., & Dupuis, J. B. (2014). Nonfiction and interdisciplinary inquiry: Multimodal learning in English and biology. English Journal, 103(3), 73-79.

Fisch, A. A., & Chenelle, S. (2016). Using nonfiction to enhance our teaching of literature. English Journal, 105(4), 31-36.

Lloyd, R. M., & Wertsch, S. (2016). “Why doesn’t anyone know this story?”: Integrating critical literacy and informational reading. English Journal, 105(4), 24-30.

Robertson, M. K., & Smith, J. M. (2020). Visuals and text in nonfiction: A process for nonfiction author studies.

Voices from the Middle, 28(2), 37-43.

Sullivan, E. (2001), Taylor, L. (2016). Some teens prefer the real thing: The case for young adult nonfiction. English Journal, 90(3), 43-47.

Write a 750-900-word essay that analyzes the use of nonfiction texts in teaching situations, based upon the selected articles.

Within the essay, address each of the prompts below for each of the three articles you selected.

1. Identify and cite the selected articles using correct APA
2. Highlight what the author says about nonfiction or how they portray nonfiction in the What is their argument?
3. What, if any, books/texts do they use as an example?
4. Discuss some of the best ideas the author has for using nonfiction in
5. Identify a single quote (or two) that sums up the author´s main point and approach to
6. What is your response to this author´s idea or approach?
7. Include one takeaway or resource (an idea, a link, a text, an organization, ) suggested by the article that preservice teachers should have.

This should be in essay format, complete with introduction paragraph and thesis statement, body paragraphs, conclusion, and reference page.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center

Benchmark Information 

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency: 

BA in English for Secondary Education 

6.4: Apply strategies for analyzing a non-literary text.