Non-Fiction Vocabulary

Text Structure: Description

• Uses words like before, in the beginning, finally, in the ends

• Uses words like for example, specifically, for instance

• Uses words like because, if, due to, as a result of, leads to

• problem, issue, due to, solve, so, then

before, in the

beginning, to start,

first, next, during,

after, then, finally,

last, in the middle, in

the end is an example of what text structure?

• Compare & Contrast

• Sequence and Order

similar, alike, same, just

like, both, different,

unlike, in contrast, on

the other hand is an example of what text structure?

• Problem and Solution

• Illustration

• Compare and contrast

• Table of Contents

since, because, if, due

to, as a result of, so,

then, leads to,

consequently is an example of what text structure?

• Cause and Effect

• Label

• Diagram

• Map

What text structure uses these words:

problem, issue, cause,

since, consequently,

therefore, as a result,

because of, leads to,

due to, solve, so, then

Text Features : Identifies the topic of the text/ tells what the text will be about.

• Title Page

• Index

• Table of Contents

• Title

Tells a book's title, author, illustrator and publisher

Tells the names of the chapters and what page the chapters can be found on

• Table of Contents

• Index

• Glossary

• Heading

Tells what page you can find a certain topic

• Index

• Glossary

Tells definitions of some of the words found in the text.

• Glossary

• Fact Box