Narrative piece: Why? Why? Why?

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Why? Why? Why?

One day Tony and his mom were having a snack after school. Tony always enjoys his afternoon snacks because it is a special time for him and his mom to talk about his day. He was especially excited today, because it was Earth Day and he had a lot of questions he wanted to ask his mom.

Why don't we recycle mom? At school we have different bins for stuff. We put our old paper in a brown bin and any plastic stuff in a blue bin.

Why don't we have a compost bin? Did you know it is good for the garden. We can put stuff in it like banana peels, apple cores, coffee grounds, tea bags, yard clippings, old leaves and even paper. It will help keep our plants healthy and then we won't have so much trash.

And why don't we give my old clothes away? I'm sure there are a lot of people who could maybe use them.

Why don't we take our own bags to the store instead of using those plastic ones? Plastic bags are bad for the Earth because they stay around along time and they hurt animals.

Why don't we buy one big juice instead of a lot of little juices? If we want to take some with us we can always use a sippy cup.

Why don't we turn the water off when we brush our teeth? A lot of good water goes down the drain when you leave it running, you know.

As Tony was about to ask another question when his mom stopped him and said:

"You know what Tony, you're right. Why not?!"

Historical Fiction 3321

Historical Fiction is a story that is written in an accurate portrayal of the past which may include people of that time, but the story is fictional.

Historical Fiction can be used in the classroom in a number of ways. It is a great way to introduce social studies or history in a unique and exciting way. Even though the actual story may not be true it is a good way to learn about how people of the time coped with situations like, Columbus, World War II, and other major historical events. You could have your students learn about a certain time in history and write their own Historical Fiction story over that time period.

Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Contemporary Realistic Fiction implies that everything in a realistic story is consistent with the lives of real people in our contemporary world, the super natural does not exist and just because it is realistic it does not have to be a true story.

Contemporary Realistic Fiction can be used in the classroom in many ways, because of all the issues that are written about in this type of fiction. For example: family life, growing up, survival, and death. All of these issues will effect your students at one time or another and introducing a piece of realistic fiction that covers the issue at hand may help your students cope with their own situation. CRF can also be used to introduce a certain issue that you know ALL of your students will be experiencing while in your classroom such as growing up. CRF is also great for introducing different cultural situations to your classroom.