4+Non-fiction+Writing

=Non-fiction Writing= Research has indicated that non-fiction writing can improve literacy skills.

Below is a list of non-fiction writing tasks. What ones have you used in the computer studies curriculum? Indicate how you have incorportated this task in the CS classroom.


 * Autobiography**


 * Brochure**

-T-charts to categorize thoughts on a topic
 * Comparison**

-descriptive paragraphs of photos
 * Description**

-daily
 * Diary/Journal**


 * Essay**


 * Information Paragraph**

-writing in role interviews from a historical play about Underground Railroad
 * Interview**

-letter to/from soldier for Remembrance Day; a unit on various types of letters
 * Letter Writing**

-create ads
 * Magazine Ad**


 * Magazine Article**


 * Newspaper Article**


 * Opinion Paragraph**


 * Procedures/Instructions**


 * Proposal**


 * Profiles of Individuals**


 * Public Service Announcement**


 * Report**


 * Slogans**


 * Sound Bite**


 * Speech**

-sequence of the digestive system
 * Storyboard**

-summarizing article/book
 * Summary**


 * Survey**