Fiction or Nonfiction?
The Three Little Pigs
Fiction
When a word or phrase has darker or thicker font
Bolded text
Features that helps you identify parts of a picture or diagram
The feature that introduces the topic, and tells the reader what they will be reading about
Title
An article that tells the reader about the life of President Obama
Nonfiction
When a word or phrase is written on a slant or an angle
Italicized text
Feature that shows us EXACTLY what something looks like.
Photograph
The feature that tells the reader what a specific section (or a specific paragraph) of a text will be about.
Heading
A book describing the different types of bears, where they live, and what food they eat
Nonfiction
When a word or phrase has a strip of colour over the text
Highlighted text
Feature that occurs on either the side, or in a box, to give the reader more information about the topic
Sidebar
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture
Caption
A story about a girl who can talk to animals
Fiction
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase
Underlined text
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words
Glossary
Feature that tells the main ideas of the text or book, and what pages they are on
Table of Contents