Introduction to Non Fiction

Which is/are features of Non-fiction writing? Select all that applies

• It involves real people, events, places and ideas.

• It is based on facts!

• It is usually meant for a specific audience

• It conveys a central idea supported by details.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RI.7.5

What is Non-fiction writing?

• Unreal stories

• Made-up stories

• Factual stories

• Fiction

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which of the following is/are non-fiction? Select all that apply

• A recipe

• Newspaper article

• Letter to a friend

• Cartoons

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Mind map is used in Non-fiction writing to ___

• Clarify thoughts

• Punctuate writings

• Write only the topic

• End a writing

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Non-Fiction is :

• Based on facts, describes real events, people, and ideas

• Based on made up characters

• Having a plot

• Coming from the author's imagination

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Non-fiction is...

• true and informational

• not real

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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Created to inform, describe or explain

• Narrative Nonfiction

• Expository Nonfiction

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Which type of non-fiction writing is Expository?

• Research report

• Autobiography

• Political campaign

• Diary

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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The author wrote the Orange Juice/Toothpaste passage to. .

• explain why toothpaste causes orange juice to taste bad

• show the differences between toothpaste and orange juice

• describe how orange juice and toothpaste are made

• to explain how to get rid of bad breath

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which of these structures might you use a Venn diagram for?

• Description

• Sequence

• Fiction

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5