Elements of Nonfiction

Gives a list of topics and page numbers;

Helps the reader find information in the book.

• table of contents

• photographs

• captions

• headings

Pictures taken with a camera; Show the

reader what something looks like in real life.

• captions

• photographs

• labels

• diagrams

Explain what is shown in a photograph or

illustration; Help the reader know what

something is about.

• photographs

• captions

• labels

• diagrams

Show information in a different way; Help the

reader see and understand information that is

organized in a different way.

• charts and tables

• diagrams

• headings

• captions

Located at the back of the book – includes

words and definitions; Helps the reader learn

new words and their meanings

• glossary

• index

• captions

• close ups

Located at the back of the book – includes

main topics and page numbers; Helps the

reader find information in the book.

• glossary

• index

• table of contents

• cutaways

Which are examples of nonfiction genre? Mark as many a you think are affirmative.

• legends

• memoir

• biography

• interview

• editorial

The story of a person’s life told by that person.

• biography

• memoir

• autobiograohy

• essay

The story of a person`s life written by another person.

• biography

• autobiograohy

• interview

• essay

It is a conversation with the aim of getting information from a speaker.

• speech

• biography

• interview

• article