Nonfiction 1

What is the best definition of THEME?

• A lesson or moral that the author wants to express.

• The location and time of the story

• The events that occur in the story

• The author's reason for writing a story

What does the central idea of a story tell the reader?

• a specific detail from the story

• The conflict of the story

• The point the author is trying to make

• The lesson or moral the author wants to express

Nonfiction can be defined as books...

• filled with fake stories

• that are not my favorite

• based on facts and real events

• that can be real or fake

A central idea is

• main idea the author wants the audience to understand and remember

• author's attitude

• author's word choice

• giving vivid details about a person

Zika virus is primarily spread by infected mosquitoes. These mosquitoes are aggressive biters during the daytime, but also bite at night. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite a person who is already infected with Zika. Infected mosquitoes can then give the virus to humans through their bites.

The author included paragraph 2 most likely to-

• Explain when mosquitos are most likely to bite you.

• Caution people of the dangers of the Zika virus

• Illustrate that while there are symptoms associated with the Zika virus, it is not dangerous for most people

• Describe the expected side effects when contracting the Zika virus

On December 16, 1997, more than 653 Japanese children were admitted to hospitals with epileptic seizures. It was determined the seizures were caused by watching an episode of Pokémon "Electric Soldier Porygon", season 1, episode 38; as a result, this episode has not been aired since. In this particular episode, there were bright explosions with rapidly alternating blue and red color patterns. It was determined in subsequent research that these strobing light effects cause some individuals to have epileptic seizures, even if the person had no previous history of epilepsy.

What is the paragraph mainly about?

• More than 653 Japanese children had epileptic seizures

• An episode of Pokémon caused seizures in Japanese children

• Pokémon can be dangerous

• Seizures can be caused by strobing lights

What is a caption?

• A sentence that explains a picture
• An image
• A key vocabulary word
• A main idea

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What is a heading?

• The person who wrote the book

• The vocabulary word

• The title of a part of a nonfiction book

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What genre is this book?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Combination of fiction and nonfiction

Real events are in...?

• Fiction
• Nonfiction

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