Transcript Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
Mrs. Munnier Literature 8
What is Fiction?
Fiction is a story that is
not real
.
Picture books Chapter books Comics Story books
Genres of
Fiction
Mystery ( Nancy Drew ) Horror ( Goosebumps ) Fantasy ( Harry Potter ) Science-fiction ( Star Wars ) Myths, Fairytales, Legends ( Cinderella ) Historical Fiction ( Letters from Rifka )
What is Non-Fiction?
Text that is TRUE and based on REAL information Forms of Non-Fiction Text: Newspapers Encyclopedias Textbooks Non-Fiction Books Dictionaries Scholastic News Magazines
Features of Fiction
• • •
Problem/solution Beginning, Middle, and End Drawings or cartoons
Features of Non-Fiction
Characters The people, animals, or things in the story.
Setting • Where the story takes place. It could be a real place or an imaginary place.
Table of Contents • It tells you what is in the book • It tells you the heading and the page number • It is found in the front Table of Contents What is Fiction?
Page 1 What is Non-Fiction? Page 3 Features of Non-Fiction Page 5 Forms of Non-Fiction Page 10 1. I can learn about the Features of Non-Fiction on page: a. 1 b. 4 c. 5
Glossary • It gives you a word and its definition • It is in alphabetical order • The important words are in bold print • Usually found in the back of the text
Index • A list in alphabetical order of common important words or topics with page numbers • Found in the back of the text True or False: 2. Topics found in the index can appear on more than one page in the text. TRUE FALSE
Headings • They tell us what the new topic is about • Found at the top of the page or at the beginning of a new topic
Bold Print
• The print will be
thicker
and
darker
than other words • Found throughout the text “This is a presentation on the features of
fiction
and
non-fiction
. If this were a
non fiction
book, you could go to the Glossary to find the meanings of the words that are in
Bold Print.
” 3. Which of the following words in the above paragraph are in
bold print?
a. fiction b. features c. 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.
Fact & Opinion • A fact is a true statement.
• An opinion is something that someone thinks. 4. Fact or opinion?
Mrs. Craven’s room is on the second floor.