Nonfiction Genres
What genre is it when an author writes about a historical person such as George Washington?
Biography
What category of author's purpose is an magazine advertisement?
Persuade
When the author tries to show how two or more things are alike and different.
Compare & Contrast
This feature is in the back of a book and will list the important words or topics in alphabetical order and give you the page number to find the word.
Index
What genre of nonfiction tells you how to make chicken soup?
Cookbook
What category of author's purpose is a Fantasy novel?
Entertainment
When the author tries to show characteristics or details about something.
Descriptive
This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is.
Caption
What genre of nonfiction book would you use in Mrs. Roney's class?
Science Textbook
What category of author's purpose is a book about elephants?
Informational
When the author tries to lay out a list of steps or put events in order they occurred.
Sequential (Chronological)
What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words
Glossary
What genre of nonfiction would you select if you want to read about Ancient Egypt?
Historical
What category of author's purpose is a graphic novel?
Entertainment
When the author describes an event and the consequences that happened after.
Cause & Effect
This feature is used to show one or more locations/ geographical regions
Map
What genre of nonfiction would you select if you want to build a bird house?
How To (Instruction Manual)
What category of author's purpose is news article?
Inform
When the author shows an issue and possible ways to solve it.
Problem Solution
What feature at the beginning of the book would list the Chapter Titles?
Table of Contents