Non-Fiction Conventions Strategies to help you find important information in Non-fiction text

Non-Fiction Text Features Photograph Graph Graphic Organizer Heading Table of Contents Diagram Chart/Table Glossary Caption Index Maps Types of Print

When Reading Non-Fiction… Pay attention to: How does the author use the text structures to help me learn new information? What are the interesting facts/ideas that stand out? Does the author raise any questions that I should answer? What do you think this means: “We read to learn, and then write, and talk to teach.” “We read to learn, and then write, and talk to teach.”

Thinking about Non-fiction text… Imagine that you were going to write a non-fiction text about a topic of your choice. What would you write about, and which 3 non-fiction text features would you include in your text and why? Imagine that you were going to write a non-fiction text about a topic of your choice. What would you write about, and which 3 non-fiction text features would you include in your text and why?

The part of a book that lists the sections and the page number where the sections begin. Table of Contents

Framed Text Text surrounded by a border for emphasis.

Font and Text Effects Colubrids constitute the largest snake family in the world. Mostly harmless, these snakes move quickly and have well developed eyes and slender tails. The rough green snake, Opheodrys aestivus, is a small, docile snake sometimes kept as a pet. Bold faced type and italics are often used to draw attention to words

Glossary A list of difficult or specialized terms with accompanying definitions

Heading and Bullets Headings - are the title of a page, section or chapter Bullets-draw attention to specific facts

Chart or Table a compact, orderly arrangement of words, numbers, etc, usually in columns or a concise list or guide (as in Table of Contents)

Diagram a drawing, chart, or plan that outlines or explains something

Cut Away Drawing part of an illustration removed so as to see inside the object

Captions an explanation for a picture or illustration

Comparison a written or illustrated example of how two or more objects are alike and different

Labels a short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, item, etc.

Graph a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among things

Index an alphabetical list of names, places, and topics with the page numbers on which they are mentioned.

Key Words And finally…….Key Words These words should make you STOP and look for important information