Nonfiction Texts & Text Features

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What are nonfiction texts?

• a genre, or type, of literature based on facts, real world events, or real people.

• a genre, or type, of literature that aims to tell stories and entertain the reader

• a genre, or type of literature based on imaginary people, fake events, and things that never happened

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True or False: Nonfiction texts are organized around specific topics or main ideas.

• True

• False

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Nonfiction texts aim to provide you with information that is...

• false

• true

• imaginary

• based on fiction

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There are two types of nonfiction texts we will explore...

• Informational & Fiction

• Informational & Nonfiction

• Informational & Argumentative

• Argumentative & Nonfiction

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Informational texts aim to...

• educate & inform

• persuade & convince

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Argumentative texts aim to...

• educate & inform

• persuade & convince

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What are some examples of nonfiction texts?

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What are text features?

• an alphabetical list of all of the words of the book in their definitions

• parts of a text that may not be written in the text itself, but instead provide information to help the reader better understand the text

• a list of all of the PARTS of the book in the order in which they appear

• parts of a text that are written in the text itself, and do not provide information to help the reader better understand the text

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What is a "Table of Contents"?

• an alphabetical list of all of the words of the book in their definitions

• a list of all of the PARTS of the book in the order in which they appear

• an alphabetical list of all of the different topics that may appear in the book, and the exact page numbers they appear on

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Where would a reader find the "Table of Contents" in a nonfiction text?

• the beginning of the text

• the middle of the text

• the end of the text

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Which of the following is not a nonfiction text feature?

• heading

• setting

• table of contents

• captions and labels

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What is a reason an author might include different types of fonts in their text?

• to set the mood or vibe of the story

• to help the reader understand the setting

• to make the reader ignore the words; there is nothing important about them

• to make words stand out and draw the readers attention to the information

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What is a reason an author might include photos or illustrations in their text?

• to enhance or explain what's in the text

• to help the reader understand the setting

• to make words stand out and draw the readers attention to the information

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What is a "Glossary"?

• an alphabetical list of all of the words of the book in their definitions

• a list of all of the PARTS of the book in the order in which they appear

• an alphabetical list of all of the different topics that may appear in the book, and the exact page numbers they appear on

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Where would a reader find the "Glossary" and "Index" in a nonfiction text?

• the beginning of the text

• the middle of the text

• the end of the text

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What is the "Index"?

• an alphabetical list of all of the words of the book in their definitions

• a list of all of the PARTS of the book in the order in which they appear

• an alphabetical list of all of the different topics that may appear in the book, and the exact page numbers they appear on