Reading Nonfiction Text

You are reading a book about Barack Obama and there is a bold word you do not understand. What should you do?

• find the word in the index

• find the word in the table of contents

• find the word in the glossary

• find the word in a map

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What might you have in your house that is nonfiction?

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid book

• comics

• a newspaper

• sales ad for Walmart

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Slow pace reading.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Often requires re-reading and research, using dictionaries, teachers, and online sources.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Uses text features to hold reader's attention.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Includes an index, charts and graphs, photographs, and headings.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Genres include: biography, reference, autobiography, informational, newspaper.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Based on facts.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Can be read in any order.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Typically organized into chapters.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9