Reading Nonfiction

What is the main idea of the passage 'How to Bake a Lemon Olive Oil Cake'?

• The process of baking a lemon olive oil cake is simple and delightful.

• The resulting dessert is moist and flavorful.

• The passage describes the process of baking a lemon olive oil cake.

• The process of baking a lemon olive oil cake is complicated and unsatisfying.

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Main ideas and supporting details

Which of these is nonfiction?

• A fairy tale about a princess

• A poem about a flying cat

• A short story on Jupiter

• A magazine article on desert plants

How can you show that you understand what you read?

• Explain it in your own words

• Copy what's written in the book

• Forget what you read

• Not have any ideas about it

Why would you read captions?

• They tell you when the book was published

• They list the chapters

• They help explain the pictures

• They list all the important words in the back of the book

The legend of Santa Clause started with stories about a fourth-century bishop. This bishop, Nicholas, was said to be kind, generous, and fond of children. In one story, Nicholas threw a bag of coins down the chimney of a needy family. Long after his death, Nicholas was named a saint. On his saint's day in December, Dutch children would place their shoes by the family hearth, hoping that St. Nicholas would leave treats in them. The Dutch called the saint "Sinter Klass." When Dutch colonists settled in America, they continued this tradition. "Sinter Klass" became known as Santa Claus.

The passage would be considered -

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• nonfiction

• fantasy

Non-fiction is...

• true and informational

• not real

The legend of Santa Clause started with stories about a fourth-century bishop. This bishop, Nicholas, was said to be kind, generous, and fond of children. In one story, Nicholas threw a bag of coins down the chimney of a needy family. Long after his death, Nicholas was named a saint. On his saint's day in December, Dutch children would place their shoes by the family hearth, hoping that St. Nicholas would leave treats in them. The Dutch called the saint "Sinter Klass." When Dutch colonists settled in America, they continued this tradition. "Sinter Klass" became known as Santa Claus.

The passage would be considered -

• fiction

• nonfiction

What could you do if you're having trouble understanding a nonfiction book?

• Read it all the way without stopping

• Read faster

• Read a small part and pause to think about it in your own words

• Don't look at the pictures

How are the table of contents and an index alike?

• Both are in alphabetical order

• Both list page numbers

• Both list the definitions of words

• Both are in the beginning

description

• a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event

• proof

• to show clearly

• An assertion, usually supported by evidence