Non-Fiction Text Features
Genres, Genres and more Genres
Comprehension Strategies
Fiction at it's best
100
I could put it in a frame and hang it on the wall, but it might help me understand the information so I'll leave it in the passage.
What is a photograph
100
Facts, information, true events.
What is a non- fiction text
100
This is what I should do when I want to prove my answer or check my understanding.
What is go back to reread the passage
100
Once upon a time, good overcame evil.
What is a fairytale
200
This simple sentence will tell more information about a phtograph
What is a caption
200
Auto-biography or Biography
What is literary non-fiction
200
I can do this when I have a thought while I am reading the passage.
What is track your thinking
200
EXAGERATION!!!!
What is a tall tale.
300
This text feature will allow you to see where you are or where you are going.
What is a map
300
Author writes with a reason (purpose), and uses strategies to influence the reader.
What is a persuasive text
300
This genre may use a piece of history but a made-up character.
What is historical fiction
400
This feature will guide you to a certain chapter, page number or category of a text.
What is the table of contents
400
Untrue events
What is Fiction
400
These genres go together- think Thor or Hercules.
What is myths/legends.
500
These will tell you statistics or information using pictures and numbers.
What is a graph or chart
500
These stories are passed down from generation to generation. (Oral tradition)
What is a folktale
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