LitLinks Fiction/Nonfiction Paired Sets Grades 2–3

Lit Links pairs popular fiction and nonfiction texts that inspire student inquiry and invite critical thinking. The familiar format of fiction introduces a topic and gives the reader confidence to explore and compare its nonfiction counterpart. These paired sets along with a comprehensive learning guide let students demonstrate what they have learned from blending together narrative and expository elements. Lit Links paired fiction and nonfiction: • Provides opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives • Develops critical reading and comprehension skills • Supports “thinking across texts” by Illustrating how different authors treat the same topic • Builds background knowledge, a wider range of vocabulary, and enhances readers’ comprehension of a specific topic • Contrasts craft and structures of fiction with craft and structures of informational texts