Nonfiction Review

Name the text feature that gives you the definition of key words.

• Heading

• Glossary

• Keywords

• Table of Contents

What does the word nonfiction mean?

• "Not Fake", true facts and information

• Fake, made up information

• Informative writing

• Fictional

Contrast: What is one way frogs & toads are different in the text?

• Frogs are amphibians. Toads are amphibians.

• Frogs and toads both have tadpoles.

• Frogs and toads can give you warts.

• Frogs have a slimy, thin body. Toads have wide bodies with short legs.

Compare frogs and toads.

• Frogs have long legs. Toads have short legs.

• Toads have bumpy skin. Frogs have slimy skin.

• Frogs and toads are amphibians. They both lay eggs.

• Frogs tends to move with super leaps. Toads move in small hops or wobbles.

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Hermit crabs

• Animals that live in the ocean.

• Animals with Shells

• Ocean Life

Which one is a key detail in the passage...

Did you know that apples grow on trees? There are many different types of apples. Apples can be three different colors. They can be red, green, and yellow. You can make apple pie, apple juice, and applesauce with apples. I think apples make the perfect afternoon snack.

• Did you know that apples grow on trees?

• There are many different types of apples.

• You can make apple pie, apple juice, and applesauce with apples.

• I think apples make the perfect afternoon snack.

What does summarize mean?

• To write a report

• To repeat the exact words that are written or said by someone else

• To take the author's words and paraphrase them

• To take the main idea and key details from a text and write them in your own words.

Check all that are text features.

• Table of Contents

• Page Number

• Nonfiction

• Illustrations

• Picture Captions

To know what the section or page is going to be about, I can read the _________ .

• Glossary

• Caption

• Heading

• Title Page

The writing we are working on, writing to inform, is called __________ writing.