Nonfiction Structures and Text Features (Notes from Thursday, March 14)

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Nonfiction Structures & Text Features

Objective: To plan out our nonfiction books, drafting one chapter at a time using a variety of structures and text features within chapters.

Nonfiction Structures (all required for your nonfiction book):

1. Descriptions or lists
2. Sequence or Time Order
3. Compare and contrast
4. Cause and effect/ problem and solution

Text Features:

• The starred items are required for your book. The items starred twice are required for every chapter.

• Table of Contents*
• Headings (chapter titles)**
• Subheadings**
• Photos or pictures **
• Captions **
• Diagrams with labels
• Maps
• Glossary*
• Index

Special Text Features:

• You must use at least five of the following special text features in your book.

• Pop ups
• Flaps
• Spin wheels
• Envelopes
• Pull tabs
• Mini books
• Other

To Do:

1. Plan out your structures and text features for each chapter.

 
Example:

Chapter 1: Young Henry VIII

• Picture of young Henry VIII
• Caption
• Mini book about King Arthur
• Timeline of his reign

Chapter 2: Catherine of Aragon

• Venn diagram comparing marriages