NON-FICTION TEXT

Tells the order in which the event took place; time order

• description

• compare and contrast

• chronological

• problem and solution

Author shows you a problem and explains how to solve it

• chronological

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Topic is described and explained in detail

• description

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• chronological

showing how two or more things are alike

• contrast

• description

• compare

• chronological

showing how two or more things are different

• compare

• contrast

• chronological

• problem and solution

Think of dominoes falling down....the first domino is tapped down and then the rest of the dominoes fall.... this is an example of...

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• chronological

Drawing/graphic to help the reader understand the information

• caption

• timeline

• pull-quote

• diagram

Line pulled from the text that the author wants you to pay attention to

• pull quote

• timeline

• diagram

• illustration

Additional information found in boxes or along the side of the page

• insert/sidebar

• timeline

• index

• glossary

Gives the reader information about the image it is describing

• timeline

• glossary

• caption

• index