Nonfiction I
These help the reader identify topics throughout the book as they skim and scan.
What are Headings or Subheadings?
Help the reader understand a picture or photograph.
What are Captions?
Helps the reader define words contained in the text, usually in the last pages of a nonfiction text.
What is Glossary?
Name the common 5 types of structures for nonfiction texts.
• Description: Tells about a topic. • Sequence: Tells events in order. • Problem/Solution: States a problem and a solution. • Compare/Contrast: Shows similarities/differences. • Cause/Effect: Shows what happened and why.
Help the reader identify key topics in the book and the order they were presented.
What is Table of Contents?
These are used to convince their readers to agree with a certain idea or opinion
reasons and evidence
Helps the reader by signaling the word is important and/or found in the glossary.
What is Bold or Highlighted Words?
Help the reader understand where things are in the world.
What are Maps?
First, the caterpillar hatches. Then, it eats leaves, builds a cocoon. Finally, it becomes a butterfly.
What text structure is this?
Chronological
This is a gist statement or an overview of the main points of a passage.
What is a summary?
Extra parts of nonfiction texts that help readers (charts, captions, bold words, headings, maps)
What are text features?
Slanted text that helps a reader understand the word is important.
What is Italics?
The way an author sees a topic is called ________.
What is author's perspective?
Drawings that help the reader understand exactly what something looks like.
What are Illustrations?
What text structure is this?
I never brush my teeth, I have 5 cavities
What is Cause and Effect?
Which of these best summarizes a passage about firefighters?
A. Firefighters ride in trucks called engines.
B. Firefighters help keep people safe during fires and emergencies.
C. Firefighters work 24 hours straight then have 48 hours off.
B
“The desert is arid, or very dry, with little rainfall each year.” What does arid mean?
very dry
Writings that tell about real people, places and events.
What is Non-Fiction?
Shows the reader the order of events that something took place, usually drawn on a line showing dates or years.
What is a Timeline?
a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something
What is a diagram?
Which is the Central Idea and which is a detail?
1. Screen time causes students to get less exercise.
2. Too much screen time can hurt kids’ health.
3. Screen time causes less sleep because its hard for kids to shut down afterwards.
Central Idea: 2
Details: 1,3
This text structure describes characteristics of something
What is description?
This text structure describes a sequence of events
What is chronological?
What the author is trying to convince the reader to believe is called the __________.
What is the author's claim?
This text structure describes the similarities and differences of two or more things
What is compare/contrast?