Fiction or Nonfiction
Types of Print
Features
Features 2
Genre
100

Rainforests

What is expository nonfiction.

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

This genre is mainly for visualizing, expressing emotions, and has lines or stanzas

What is poetry

200

A biography about the life of Mr. Mihajlo

What is nonfiction.

200
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold.
200
Feature that tells the reader how to say the word.
What is a pronunciation guide.
200
Features that helps you identify parts of a picture or diagram.
What are labels.
200

This genre contains many text features and is written to inform the reader about a topic

What is expository nonfiction
300

A book about bears describing different types of bears, where they live, and how they all turn into dragons!

What is fiction (fantasy)

300

When the author uses a bold word we can find the definition in this place

What is the glossary

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

This genre contains characters, setting, and problems/solutions. It is often stated as something that "could" happen.

What is Realistic Fiction

400

A story about a girl who can jump in and out of portals to save lives.

What is fiction.

400

When the words are slanted like this.

Hint: The spelling is similar to that of a country in Europe.

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/or headings.

400

This genre talks about the life of someone, their struggles, but also their accomplishments.

What is a biography

500

An article in the Seattle Times about wildfire smoke

What is nonfiction

500

When a word or phrase a strip of color (typically yellow) 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 organizes information into columns and additional ways to make it easier to understand.
What is a chart or a graph.
500

Why do you think it's important to know the genre of a book?

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