Fiction and Nonfiction: Language Arts Units for Gifted Students in Grade 4

by Amy Price Azano, Tracy Missett, Carolyn Callahan (Editor)

Overview

The CLEAR curriculum, developed by University of Virginia's National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, is an evidence-based teaching model that emphasizes Challenge Leading to Engagement, Achievement, and Results. In Fiction and Nonfiction: Language Arts Units for Gifted Students in Grade 4, students will read and analyze short stories and write their own short story in the fiction unit. In the nonfiction unit, students will study nonfiction (and creative nonfiction) texts to examine how writers use many of the same devices to tell nonfiction stories. Students will read a variety of texts and will write their own memoir. These units focus on critical literacy skills including reading diverse content, understanding texts as reflections of culture, and finding bias in fiction and nonfiction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618216496
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	06/30/2017
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	9 Years

About the Author

Amy Price Azano, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of adolescent literacy in the School of Education at Virginia Tech.

Tracy C. Missett, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Montana, where she is the Suzanne and Dave Peterson Endowed Professor in Gifted and Talented Studies.

Carolyn M. Callahan, Ph.D., is Commonwealth Professor of Education at the University of Virginia and is an expert in gifted education.