Fiction vs. Non-Fiction Introduce the concept of fiction and non-fiction through the use of the images. Provide specifics on the fantasy images that make it fiction. Provide details on the other two images that are proven factual. Students will begin to grasp the understanding between what is fiction and non-fiction.
Fiction From imagination The first two letters in FICTION may be used as a mnemonic device. For instance, FI could be used as from imagination. From imagination
This is a great visual to show the types of fiction: love and romance, crime/drama, and action/adventure.
FROM IMAGINATION FAKE NOT REAL MAKE BELIEVE What is Fiction? FICTION is a story that is: FROM IMAGINATION FAKE NOT REAL MAKE BELIEVE
Genres of Fiction Mystery (Nancy Drew) Horror (Goosebumps) Fantasy (Harry Potter) Science-fiction (Star Wars) Myths, Fairytales, Legends (Cinderella) Historical Fiction (Son of Liberty) Explain the types of genres with the book covers. You can go into detail by analyzing the images.
Beginning, Middle, and End Drawings or cartoons Features of Fiction Characters Setting Problem/solution Beginning, Middle, and End Drawings or cartoons These are the features of fiction.
TRUE REAL BASED ON FACTS What is Non-Fiction? NON-FICTION is information that is… TRUE REAL BASED ON FACTS
Newspapers Dictionaries Encyclopedias These are examples of non-fiction materials.
Textbooks Magazines Non-Fiction Books These are examples of non-fiction materials. You can further make the connection of non-fiction using student textbooks.
Features of Non-Fiction Table of Contents Glossary Index Headings Bold Print Photographs/Real Pictures Charts, Graphs, and Maps Captions Fact and Opinion
Glossary
Photographs/Real Pictures They are real pictures or photographs, not drawings or cartoons. Found throughout the text
Charts, Graphs, and Maps Illustrations of important information Found throughout the text
Captions A caption explains what a picture, chart, graph, or map is about. Captions are found near a picture, chart, graph, or maps Example of a caption: This is an image of a monarch caterpillar taken at a butterfly garden in Florida.
Explain how the following books on the next slide are either fiction or nonfiction.
Decide whether the book is fiction or nonfiction Decide whether the book is fiction or nonfiction. Have students explain why the book is fiction or nonfiction. Refrain from using real and not real. In other words, students should be able to explain and dialogue the components of a fiction and non-fiction book, utilizing academic vocabulary.
Now you can tell and explain the difference between a fiction and non-fiction book.