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Fiction or Nonfiction
Types of Print
Features
Features 2
Text Structures
100
The Three Little Pigs
What is fiction.
100
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
What is to underline.
100
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
What is a map.
100
Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like.
What is a photograph.
100

The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America.  Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot.  Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting.  Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction.

Cause and Effect

200
A biography about the life of President Obama
What is nonfiction.
200
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold.
200

Feature that occurs on either the side or in a box to give you more information.

What are inserts or sidebars

200
Features that helps you identify parts of a picture or diagram.
What are labels.
200

Linux and Windows are both operating systems.  Computers use them to run programs.  Linux is totally free and open source, so users can improve or otherwise modify the source code.  Windows is proprietary, so it costs money to use and users are prohibited from altering the source code.

Compare and Contrast

300
A book about bears describing different types of bears, where they live, and what food they eat.
What is nonfiction.
300
When the author uses many different shades to make a word stand out.
What is using color.
300
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
What is a glossary.
300
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
What are captions.
300

thousand of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol.  Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others.

Problem and Solution

400
A story about a girl who can talk to animals.
What is fiction.
400
When the words are slanted.
What is italics.
400
Feature that tell the main ideas and what pages they are on.
What is the table of contents.
400
The way that nonfiction is organized to tell the reader about different parts or main ideas of the section.
What are chapters and headings.
400

Eating cereal is easy.  First, get out your materials.  Next, pour your cereal in the bowl, add milk, and enjoy.

Sequencing

500
An article in a newspaper giving the results of the Bruins game.
What is nonfiction.
500
When a word or phrase a strip of color over the text.
What is highlight.
500
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
What is the index.
500

Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.

What is a timeline

500

Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.

Chronological