Chase reviewed several aspects of non-fiction writing today including: organizing thoughts and brainstorming topics he knows about, and ones he is interested in learning about, organizing thoughts and brainstorming ideas for chapters and sub-topics in his new project book on puppies; the parts of a nonfiction book including the title page, about the author, table of contents, glossary, and index. Chase also practiced using a Mac computer to begin research ideas supporting his main topics. He practiced using a keyboard effectively, using descriptors, using the search engine, choosing a reliable source of information online (ASPCA), and ways to print an article. He practiced skimming and scanning and highlighting important information in a passage. When he began writing, we started listing the important topics to create a draft. In doing so we reviewed capitalization, punctuation, penmanship, and other writing conventions. Finally, he selected three non-fiction books to read from a series of leveled readers in levels K, L, and M.