Nonfiction Texts

When you see this in a dictionary entry, what information are you getting? [in-sid-ee-uhs]

• Pronunciation
• Part of Speech
• Word Origin
• Example Sentence

Which of the following is NOT an example of a nonfiction text?

• Biography
• Narrative Poem
• Memoir

Which of the following is NOT an example of a nonfiction text?

• Visualize
• Predict
• Skim
• Connect

The purpose of nonfiction writing is to...

• Inform
• Explain
• Teach
• All of the Above

Nonfiction deals with...

• graphs & charts
• only different ideas
• telling fables
• real people, events, and ideas

How is chronological nonfiction organized?

• groups and ideas based on similarities and differences
• explains how one event causes another
• presents events in order in which they happened
• examines a problem and proposes ways to solve it

How is compare and contrast nonfiction organized?

• describes items as they appear in space – for example, left to right
• groups and ideas based on similarities and differences
• presents events in order in which they happened
• explains how one event causes another

Text features include text cues or signal words

• False
• True

Text features like images, captions, and subheadings will help you comprehend and locate information in a nonfiction text.

• True
• False

What is the purpose of Humorous Nonficition?

• To present facts and ideas or to explain a process
• To convince readers to take an action or to adopt a point of view
• To break a large idea into parts to show how the parts work as a whole
• To entertain and amuse