Nonfiction Reading

With which statement would the author most likely AGREE?

• Credit and debt systems are primitive and only were only used in ancient times.

• Money allows civilizations to grow very large.

• Money ruins civilizations by making everyone greedy.

• Credit and debt systems cannot function in the modern world.

Text Structure: Describes what happened and why.

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

Text Structure: an author introduces a problem, then explains how somebody solved it

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Description

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

Why the writer is writing and what the writer wants the reader to do with the text

• Summary

• Topic

• Supporting details

• Purpose

A brief (1-2 sentence) statement about the main points.

• Summary

• Topic

• Supporting details

• Purpose

facts that back up the main idea.

• Summary

• Topic

• Supporting details

• Purpose

Central Point - It is the most important thought about the subject.

• Main Idea

• Topic

• Supporting details

• Purpose

Which of these is not an nonfiction text feature?

• diagram

• table of contents

• a solution to a problem

• glossary

In what part of a nonfiction book can you the table of contents?

• In the back of the book

• In the front of the book

• Anywhere!

What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?

• Nonfiction is a made up story.

• Fiction teaches us facts that are true.

• Fiction has photographs and nonfiction only has illustrations.

• Nonfiction is factual information about a topic.