I totally agree. A good place to read about this is
in Tony Stead's book about writing nonfiction in the
primary grades called, Is That a Fact? It is an
excellent book, and in it they move from whole class
investigation (using science as a model) to individual
writing.
lisa
2/3 IL
--- Ljackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am finding that the best mentors for this age
> group (our second draders have the same
> expectations) are embedded in nonfiction with a
> science focus.
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