Nonfiction Text Features

Writing based on real people, places, or events?

• Literary Nonfiction

• Nonfiction

• Autobiography

• Essay

Written to be informative and entertaining?

• Nonfiction

• Literary Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Biography

A writing piece that focuses on one topic. The author's purpose is to inform or persuade?

• Essay

• Article

• Interview

• Textbook

A conversation between two people where questions and answers are exchanged?

• Biography

• Essay

• Article

• Interview

A short nonfiction piece that focuses on one topic or subject?

• Essay

• Article

• Interview

• Autobiography

A reference book organized chronologically or by topic?

• Biography

• Textbook

• Autobiography

• Article

A true story about a person's life told by someone else

• Biography

• Article

• Autobiography

• Essay

A true story about a person's life told by that person?

• Textbook

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Essay

Nonfiction writing that explains, gives information, defines, or clarifies a concept or idea?

• Descriptive

• Expository

• Narrative

• Persuasive

Answer explanation

Science Text

Notes the names of each chapter or section and gives page numbers?

• Text Features

• Heading

• Title

• Table of contents