Text Features
What is difference between photograph and illustration?
Photographs are taken with a camera and illustrations are drawings.
What are the two types of genre we talked about this year?
Fiction and Nonfiction
What are the 5 important parts of story?
Characters, Setting, Beginning, Middle, and End
If you didn't know the definition of a word you could look here to find it.
Glossary
What character traits would you give characters like fox and wolf?
sneaky, mean, selfish
Where do you find the glossary of a book? In the front or the back?
back
How do you know a book is fiction?
Make-believe, characters that are not human do things like humans, story with problem and solution, lesson learned, etc.
How do you know who the main character of a story is?
What should you do before you start reading a nonfiction book?
Think about what you already know about the topic. Ask questions.
Characters learn lessons in stories. Name a character from a story we have read and what lesson did they learn?
Examples:
Fox learned not to be greedy
Bear learned not to brag
What do you call the mini titles at the top of pages in sections of a book?
Headings/subheadings
How do you know a book is nonfiction?
It teaches readers about a topic and gives information. Has text features like photographs, headings, labels, maps, etc.
TRUE or FALSE: Readers can learn lessons from characters and stories too.
True
Why do authors put dark bold words in nonfiction books?
Important vocabulary words
Name some new facts you learned about a topic from a nonfiction book we read this year?
Examples:
Roadrunners don't really fly
Aye-aye's have long spider fingers
Zoo's used to capture animals to put in zoos
Why do authors put text features in books?
To help readers learn, see, and understand what they are reading.
Can nonfiction books have drawings and illustrations?
Yes
The setting is __________ and ____________ a story takes place.
Where and When
This is a picture or photograph that is labeled with important parts.
A diagram
What should readers "open in their heads" before they read a new topic?
File cabinets (think about what they already know)
Name 6 different text features you can find in a book.
Bold Words, Headings, Labels, Captions, Maps, Photographs, Table of Contents, Glossary, Diagrams
Why do authors write nonfiction books?
To teach readers about topics and things they don't know much about.
True or False: There is not more than one setting in a story.
False
What does the table of contents do?
Helps guide you to the page or section you are looking for.
Who is the best reading teacher?
Mrs. Luna