Nonfiction Text
What is text structure?
The way the text is structured
What is a fact? What is an opinion?
An opinion is something someone can disagree with. A fact is something proven- if you disagree you are wrong.
Nonfiction text written about a person or a group by another person
Biography
What are the three points of view?
First person, second person, third person
What are the three author's purposes?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is the purpose of text features?
To help the reader understand the nonfiction text
Fact or Opinion?
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA.
Fact.
Nonfiction text about someone written by that person
Autobiography
Autobiographies are written in this point of view.
First person
What are the five types of text structure?
Sequence, Problem & Solution, Compare & Contrast, Description, Cause & Effect
What is the author's purpose?
Why the author wrote the text
Fact or Opinion?
The capital of Poland is Warsaw.
Fact.
Name four different genres of text.
Biography, Autobiography, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Informational, Science Fiction, Poetry, Traditional Literature, Historical Fiction
What point of view uses the pronouns: he, she, they, him, her, them?
Third Person
The message of the story
Moral or Lesson
Name 3 genres that are nonfiction
Informational, biography, autobiography
Fact or Opinion?
Warsaw is a great city because there are a lot of things to do.
Opinion.
Explain the historical fiction genre.
A type of fiction that is inspired by history.
Uses the pronouns "I, me, my"
First Person
What is the main idea? What are supporting details?
The main idea is a complete sentence saying what the text is all about. Supporting details are examples that help prove or back up the main idea.
Give 4 examples of text features
Captions, diagrams, charts, glossaries, photos, etc.
Tell me 3 facts about our school.
Tell me 3 opinions about our school.
Various answers...
What is traditional literature? Give an example.
Stories that are passed down from one group to another throughout history. (Folktales, Fables, Legends, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, Myths)
Uses the pronoun "you"
Second Person
What is the difference between fantasy and reality?
Fantasy is make-believe. Reality is what happens or could happen in real life.