Nonfiction Texts

What is a NONFICTION text?

• Writing that is created from the imagination

• Writing that is based on facts, real events, real people, and true stories.

Which are examples of NONFICTION texts? (select all that apply!)

• History Books

• Travel Guides

• Science Fiction

• Textbooks

Which is an example of a NONFICTION book?

• A book with tips on traveling to Paris, France

• A romance novel set in Paris

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

Which is an example of a NONFICTION book?

• The novel "The Crossover"

• An autobiography written by Kwame Alexander

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CCSS.RI.7.10

Which is an example of a NONFICTION book?

• A book about archeology and dinosaurs

• A children's book about a talking dinosaur

Which is an example of a NONFICTION book?

• A novel about a 12 year old who learned to bake cake on Mars

• A cookbook with recipes for different types of cakes

What is a HEADING?

• The images in the text

• A smaller part of the text that introduces a more specific topic.

• A part of a text that tells the reader what a text is going to be about

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2A

What is a SUBHEADING?

• Words underneath or next to a picture that describes what is going on in the image.

• A smaller part of the text that introduces a more specific topic.

• A part of a text that tells the reader what a text is going to be about

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.W.7.2A

Is the part of the text circled in red a HEADING or a SUBHEADING?

• Heading

• Subheading

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.W.7.2A

What is a VOCABULARY WORD?

• Highlighted or bold words that may be challenging but are important to the text.

• A list of words and explanations of what they mean to the reader.

• A part of the text that shows what something looks like

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4