Name
Text Sets Present a Fuller Picture: Mixing Historical Fiction and Nonfiction Young Adult Novels in the Secondary ELA Classroom
Description
Come engage in this reading comprehension lesson combining a diary, a nonfiction YA novel, photos, and other types of text. This lesson focuses on how to combine texts in a variety of ways to provide a fuller picture of the past and enhance students' comprehension of both texts and the history they represent. Leave with a model of how to create text sets and use them to increase comprehension (and fun!) in your own classroom.
Speakers
Track
MATELA (English Language Arts)/WPUBS (Writing Projects)
Date
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location Name
206
Professional Development (Renewal) Units
1
Session Format
Session - In-Person
This sectional targets grade level(s):
6-12