General Nonfiction
A body of work in which the author tells us about the real world or a real experience
What is nonfiction?
Of the following, the one that is not a nonfiction Notice and Note Signpost.
Main Ideas and Details
Word Gaps
Contrasts and Contradictions
Quoted Words
What are Main Ideas and Details?
The signpost with the following signal words-
yet, but, on the other hand
What is contrasts and contradictions?
The three categories of quoted words.
What are others' words, voice of authority, and personal perspective?
The reason an author points out that Hurricane Sandy caused $70 billion worth of damage.
What is she is trying to show that it was a lot of damage?
T/F The I Survived series are nonfiction books.
What is false?
Absolute and Extreme Language is language that leaves no doubt, exaggerates, or pushes this.
What is the limit/the limit of truth?
The signpost with the following signal words-
never, all, none
What is extreme/absolute language?
The category of quoted words in this example.
In the magazine it says, "People who regularly visit roller rinks are healthier than people who only walk for exercise."
What is others' words?
Name that signpost.
The author uses words that exaggerate or push the limits.
What is absolute/extreme language?
T/F Home of the Brave is a nonfiction story
What is false?
T/F: Quoted words are quoted by an author because they are words or phrases that are new to the reader.
The signpost with the following signal words-
"_________" (direct quotations)
What are quoted words?
What is Personal Perspective?
Name that signpost question.
The question we ask when we notice extreme or absolute language.
Why did the author use this language?
T/F: Nobody Owns the Sky is a nonfiction book.
What is true?
That was the funniest movie ever.
What is extreme or absolute language?
The signpost that uses specific numbers.
What is numbers and stats?
"I couldn't believe how much fun I had at the roller rink", said local resident Sally Jenkins.
What is personal perspective?
The question we ask when we notice the Numbers and Statistics signpost.
Why did the author use these numbers?
The woman who became the first African-American licensed aviator.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
Many 8th grade students from Hamilton will go to Springfield High School, while a few students will attend Wells High School.
What is contrasts and contradictions?
The signpost for words or phrases the reader doesn't know yet.
What are word gaps?
You are reading a nonfiction text about climate change and the author quotes a scientist studying the effects of greenhouse gases on the environment. It fits in this category of quoted words.
What is voice of authority?
The signpost in which we ask-
What does this make me wonder about?
What is contrasts and contradictions?