Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Nonfiction Book Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This five-page essay provides an example of a nonfiction book review. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Elements of Physical Geography

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of The Elements of Physical Geography by Edwin James Houston, a nonfiction book for children.
Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading

For Students K - 1st Standards
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: A Hope in the Unseen by Ron Suskind

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide for the nonfiction book A Hope In the Unseen by Ron Suskind including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the book Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. This nonfiction book describes the...
Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the non-fiction book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The book retraces the steps of...
Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Hiroshima by John Hersey

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the non-fiction book Hiroshima by John Hersey including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The book tells the stories of six...