Nonfiction Text Features
Explanation of a photograph included in a nonfiction text.
What is a caption?
Describes the characteristics of an object, entity, or being.
What is a descriptive structure?
Text written about a person's own life.
What is an autobiography?
What is another phrase that means "what the text is mostly about"?
Main idea
Although I was unable to understand all of the details of the presentation, I did get the gist of it. What does the word gist mean?
main point
Title of a section included in a nonfiction text.
What is a subtitle?
What is a heading?
Describes events in logical order or in steps.
What is a sequential text?
Text written about another person's life.
What is a biography?
What is it called when you write a paragraph that tells the most important parts of a text?
Summary
At a special ceremony, the police chief gave the officer a commendation for bravery. What does commendation mean?
an award for outstanding achievement
Taken with a camera included in a nonfiction text.
What is a photograph?
Discusses similarities or differences between two or more objects, entities, or beings.
What is compare and contrast text structure?
Text written to persuade or convince another person of an idea or action.
What is a persuasive text?
What is it called when you use your background knowledge plus what you've read in a text to come up with an idea that is not directly stated in the text?
Inference
The waiter was so brusque that we left only a small tip. He was impolite and impatient, and seemed annoyed whenever we asked for something. What does brusque mean?
acting rude
Shows a relationship between two or more things included in a nonfiction text.
What is a graph?
Explains why something happens and what happens as a result.
What is a cause and effect text structure?
Text written to inform or teach a specific subject or topic.
What is an informational text?
What do we call details that support a text's main idea?
Supporting details
My sister loathes broccoli, but she loves spinach. What does loathe mean?
Really hate
Shows the location of a place included in a nonfiction text.
What is a map?
Describes a problem and a solution.
What is a problem and solution text structure?
Text written to explain or teach a specific subject or topic.
What is an expository?
What is the statement that is written at the beginning of a nonfiction texts that explains the author's belief or main idea?
Thesis statement
One brother is an erudite professor; the other brother, however, has never shown any interest in books or learning. What does erudite mean?
likes books and learning