Nonfiction Elements

Nonfiction Elements

By Taylor Dawson

​What is nonfiction?

• ​Nonfiction deals only with real people, events, or ideas.

• Nonfiction is told from the point of view of the author, who is a real person.

• Nonfiction presents facts or discusses ideas.

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Fiction vs. Nonfiction

What is nonfiction for? ​

• To persuade you to do something

• To entertain and tell you an interesting story

• To give you information about something

• To describe an event, idea, or person​

Multiple Choice

Writing that presents facts and ideas; only focuses on real people, events, or ideas is called:

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Multiple Choice

Writing that is for entertainment and comes from the author's imagination is called:

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Nonfiction text includes text features ​to help the reader easily read the information in the article.

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​Text Features

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​Text Structure/

Organization

(it means the same thing!)

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