FICTION VS NONFICTION
Stories that are made up by an author.
What is fiction?
A genre with clues, investigations, and unanswered questions.
What is Mystery?
The first thing you should do when you see an unfamiliar word.
What is define or figure out unfamiliar vocabulary?
Students must identify whether their book is one of these two categories first.
What are fiction or nonfiction?
A book can belong to more than one genre.
True or False?
True.
Texts that provide real facts, information, and true events.
What is nonfiction?
A genre that includes advanced technology, space travel, or future societies.
What is Science Fiction?
Before reading, you should study these parts of the text.
What are the title, pictures, headings, and text features?
Students must identify this specific category beyond fiction or nonfiction.
What is the genre/subgenre?
A realistic fiction book with a love story may also fit this genre.
What is Romance?
A fiction book usually contains these.
What are characters, setting, and plot?
A genre based on real-life situations that could actually happen.
What is Realistic Fiction?
These should be read before reading the passage.
What are the questions?
Students need at least this many details or pieces of evidence.
What are three details/evidence pieces?
A nonfiction book about someone's life.
What is a Biography or Memoir?
A nonfiction book often contains these features.
What are headings, photographs, captions, diagrams, charts, or facts?
A genre set during an actual time period in history.
What is Historical Fiction?
After reading the passage once, students should do this.
What is reread the passage?
One thing students must explain besides the summary.
What is the theme, main idea, conflict, author's purpose, setting, characters, or recommendation?
"The Fire Between Us" could fit two genres because it includes realistic events and a developing relationship.
When determining genre, students should use these. Question: What are clues and evidence from the text?
The main difference between fiction and nonfiction.
What is fiction is imaginary and nonfiction is based on real people, facts, or events?
This genre contains magical powers or impossible events.
What is Fantasy?
The final step before turning in work.
What is check your work?
Students are expected to do more than retell the story. They must show this.
What is understanding of the book?
When determining genre, students should use these.
What are clues and evidence from the text?