Fiction vs Nonfiction

Provides factual information about real times, places, or cultures:

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Both

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

writing that presents facts & ideas

• fiction
• nonfiction

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

writing that tells a story or entertains the reader

• fiction
• nonfiction

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Heading, Index, Glossary, Sidebar

• parts of fiction
• parts of nonfiction
• parts of both fiction and nonfiction

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Setting, Plot, Conflict, Climax, Resolution

• parts of fiction
• parts of nonfiction
• parts of both fiction and nonfiction

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which statement about fiction is true?

• All fiction is made-up 
• All fiction is based on facts
• All fiction contains romance
• All fiction involves animal characters

Which of the following is not an example of nonfiction?

• an explanation of how wolves hunt
• someone's observations of a wolf
• an essay comparing wolves with dogs
• a journal entry written by a wolf 

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which statement is true about nonfiction?

• One or more characters solve a problem (conflict)
• The setting may or may not be real
• It deals with real people rather than made-up characters
• Animals often do "human" things like talk and wear clothing

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which book is probably nonfiction?

• a. A book about a boy and a dragon.
• b. A book about a robot that destroys the earth.
• c. A book about a girl who travels back through time.
• d. A book about the first teen to win a figure skating contest at the Olympics.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which book title is probably fiction?

• a. Around the Sun: Our Solar System
• b. Apollo 13: The First Trip to the Moon
• c. Space Food: What Astronauts Eat
• d. Lost on Mars: The Adventures of the Lee Family

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6