b

Nonfiction

c
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b

What is Nonfiction?

c
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b

What is Fiction?

c
 Nonfiction vs Fiction

Nonfiction Fiction

● True stories ● Made up stories

● Gives information ● Tells a story
● Explains ● Beginning, middle, end
● Text features ● Characters
 Group Activity

★ In groups, fill in the Venn diagram worksheet

comparing the similarities and differences
between Fiction and Nonfiction texts
Group Activity
a
b
Review Video

c
b c

a
Title Page
Title Page

The first page of a book that

tells the title, author and
publisher information
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Tells the heading or
chapter and page number
of each section of the
book
Index
Index

An alphabetical listing of
the subjects, people and
places found in the text
Glossary
Glossary

Alphabetically lists new or

important words and their
definitions
Heading
Heading

Tells the reader what the

section of text is about
 Subheading
Heading
Subheading
 Subheading

Heading A secondary heading used

Subheading to divide the subject into
more specific sections
Illustration
Illustration
Hand drawn image that
helps the reader visualize
and understand
something in the text
Photograph
Photograph

An image taken with a

camera that shows how
things look in real life
Diagram
Diagram

An image that shows the

important parts of an
object
Labels
Labels

Tells the name of the

certain parts of the
photograph or illustration
Map
Map

A picture that shows the

location of things or
places
Graph
Graph
Information shown in a
virtual way that is more
easily understood by
readers
Chart / Table
Chart / Table

Information shown in a
visual way and often used
to compare data
Timeline
Timeline

A diagram that shows

important events in
chronological order
Caption
Caption

Words underneath or
next to an image that
explains more information
 Keywords

Today we will learn

about frogs. Frogs
can be green, slimy
and jump.
 Keywords

Today we will learn New or important words

about frogs. Frogs that are in bold,
can be green, slimy underlined, colour or
and jump. italics
Sidebar
Sidebar
Additional information
related to the picture that
usually located on the side
of the page