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Nonfiction Text Features
Nonfiction as a Genre
Goal for Lesson 6:You will learn the unique features ofnonfiction text. You will know how touse these features to support your reading comprehension.
Nonfiction Text Features
Informational: Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, weather, etc.)
There different genres of nonfiction:
Nonfiction Text Features
There different genres of nonfiction:
Nonfiction is a unique genre. There are
different types of nonfiction. Do you know
what they are? Nonfiction has features that
are very different from narrative text
features. We will look at some of their
differences to show how they compare.
Nonfiction Text Features
Text Features:Table of Contents MapsHeadings Boldfaced TypeGlossary Bulleted listsIndex Captions and labelsDiagrams ChartsPhotographs Timelines
Nonfiction Text Features
Biography:The story of a real person’s life written by another person. They are usually aboutwell known people and it will tell about anypart of their life.
There different genres of nonfiction:
Nonfiction Text Features
Autobiography:The story of a real person’s life written by that person. It is a true account oftheir life or part of their life.
There different genres of nonfiction:
Nonfiction Text Features
Structure & Overview of the Message Bible
How is the Bible organized? What are the unique features that help the reader find information?
Recognizing the features helps the Reader to find information quickly. It supports your comprehension.
Nonfiction Text Features
Structure & Overview of the Message Bible
Chapters: Used to locate specific parts of the narrative/story.
Verses: Used to locate specific sentences within the chapters.
Chapter Titles: Identifies the topic covered in each chapter quickly at a glance.
Nonfiction Text Features
Let’s look more closely!
Chapters: Used to locate specific parts of the narrative/story.
Chapters: This very different from a novel.
Nonfiction Text Features
Books of the Bible: The Bible is dividedinto 66 books; each book with a title that indicates a theme or a specific writer.
Nonfiction Text Features
Quick references: located on top of each page for quick location of books and chapters within books.
Nonfiction Text Features
Topical Guide or Index: At the back of the book you will find a quick resource to locate a theme of topic you want to cross reference, using several scriptures.
Nonfiction Text Features
Let’s practice together:
Text: The Message BibleTopic: FearWhat features in this Bible will help you find scriptures that tell aboutthe topic of fear?
Nonfiction Text Features
Topic: Fear
Use the topical guide in the back of the book. Look for the book title, chapter andverse. Find the book title in the table of contents at the front of the book or locateit at the top of the pages. What referencesdid we find?
How is this helpful?
Nonfiction Text Features
Text: The Message BibleTopic: Fear
References:
Psalm 27:1; Matthew 10:28; Mark 4:40;Hebrews 13:6; 1 John 4:18
Nonfiction Text Features
Your turn to practice: link is on Moodle
How is this text organized? Let’s review.What features does it have to help you read? How is this different than narrative genres? Enjoy reading!
Informational text:
Hurricane's Nature's Wildest Storms by Erin Ryan www.superteacherworksheets.com
Nonfiction Text Features:
Table of Contents MapsHeadings Boldfaced TypeGlossary Bulleted listsIndex Captions and labelsDiagrams ChartsPhotographs Timelines
See how many you can find in your Informational text on hurricanes!