Features of Non-Fiction
What kind of text is non-fiction?
real facts and information
What does a caption do?
It explains what is happening in a picture
Goldilocks and the Three Bears or Bull Sharks?
Bull Sharks
What are the illustrations like in nonfiction text?
They are often photographs
What do labels show in nonfiction text?
It names parts of a picture or diagram
Telling Time or Papa's Surprise?
Telling Time
Why does nonfiction text use photographs?
To show us how things really look like to learn information
What makes nonfiction different from fiction?
Non-fiction gives us facts not made up stories
Anika's Dress or How to Draw Horses?
How to Draw Horses
What do headings do in nonfiction text?
They tell us what each part is about.
What is the main idea in nonfiction text?
It tells what the text is mostly about.
Mushroom Rain or Identifying North American Mushrooms?
Identifying North American Mushrooms?
What is a table of contents used for?
It helps us find information in a book.
What do we do when we read nonfiction text?
We learn new information about real things.
Higgly Piggly or Ice and Snow?
Ice and Snow