Types of Nonfiction
A type of informational text that describes true events of facts in the real world
What is Nonfiction?
What is parapharasing?
when you put texts in your own words
what is the main idea
the main idea is the big idea the the actor is trying to tell you
A passage lists facts about how 2 subjects are alike yet also different. What is the text structure of this passage?
Compare and Contrast Text Structure
What proves that information is true?
Citations
The purpose of expositions is to -
Be informative in an entertaining way
Paraphrasing the Beginning, Middle, and End of a passage is called what?
What is a summary?
What are 4 other names for a main idea?
Controlling idea, Thesis, Central Idea, and Key Idea.
Passages that use dates, years, and transition words are a key indicator of which text structure?
Chronological Text Structure
What are the two types of sources?
primary and secondary
Journalism is writing that -
is intended to be published by news media
True or false? A good summary will contain the reader's opinion.
False
What will the author include to prove the main idea's truth or importance?
Supporting details
List 4 key words for descriptive text structure.
detail, explain, emphasizing, showing
True or False: A primary source is more credible than a secondary source.
True
Memoirs and Narratives are which type of nonfiction?
Biographies
When paraphrasing a passage, what is the 3rd step?
Say a couple of important words out loud that stand out in the sentence
About how many supporting details will a main idea have?
3
What makes the cause & effect and problem & solution text structure different?
Check boards
A teacher explains the research published by a doctor in her powerpoint. Is her powerpoint a primary source or a secondary source?
secondary source
List the 6 categories of Nonfiction
-Biographies
-Journalism
-Educational Accounts
-Expositions
-Speeches
-Arguments
what does S mean in FINS?
sequence the info
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Crocodiles are very large reptiles. Their snouts are approximately 1.5 feet long. In addition, the tail of a full-grown croc usually surpasses 7 feet! Crocodiles are known as the heaviest reptiles and can be up to 2,000 pounds - that's one ton!
Crocodiles are very large.
Which text structure is displayed in the following paragraph?
Angel Reese is an American college basketball player for the Louisiana State University Tigers. At 6 feet 3 inches tall, Angel has mastered the power forward position. It is estimated that she is the highest earning college athlete in US History.
Descriptive.
What type of source is an autobiography?
Primary