Nonfiction Review, Woo Hoo!

The reason an author is writing a text...

• author's purpose

• point of view

• subheading

• sequence

This feature divides a text into meaningful sections...

• graphics

• captions

• subheadings

• supporting details

This text feature explains the pictures and graphics...

• subheadings

• glossary

• captions

• title

Visuals that support the text (like pictures, maps, graphs, and charts)...

• captions

• supporting details

• subheadings

• graphics

Events told in a specific order...

• problem/solution

• sequence

• cause/effect

• compare/contrast

Select ALL of the key words for a sequence...

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd

• first, next, then, finally

• alike and different

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Telling how 2 items are alike and different...

• compare/contrast

• cause/effect

• description

• problem/solution

An author describes an event and then what happens as a result of that event...

• problem/solution

• cause/effect

• sequence

• compare/contrast

An author presents a conflict and a possible way to fix it...

• description

• compare/contrast

• sequence

• problem/solution

When an author describes the qualities of one thing in detail...

• description

• sequence

• compare

• contrast