Introduction to nonfiction this powerpoint was created by linda sears and heather kirk. Maps help the reader know where something is located in the world. Table of contents lists the major parts of a book along with their page numbers. Mar 12, 2019 use this text features slideshow to help students with their nonfiction reading comprehension. Heres an example of an early mind map click the image to enlarge. This teaching resource can be useful for your lessons on different types of literature, or to teach students how to create their own nonfiction texts.
To complete our notactuallycamping experience, we read a camping themed book while we ate our smores. Feb 07, 2007 useful resource for nonfiction explanation. After watching the show, i gave her a fiction book and an nonfiction book. When we go camping by margriet ruurs in this beautifully illustrated book, one busy family finds lots to do from sun up to sunset. Nonfiction text features lets take a journey to learn about text features.
They can be bold face italics words in different colors what are text features. Sep 18, 20 nonfiction text features are the features that help a reader to navigate a nonfiction text more easily. Index how does this text feature help you understand the text. Reading tools use the tools below to help you read stopping a toppling tower. Winner of the standing ovation award for best powerpoint templates from presentations magazine. Nonfiction text features chart text feature purpose example title identifies the topic of the texttells what the text will be about title page tells a books title, author, illustrator, and publisher table of contents tells the names of chapters and what page the chapters can be found index tells what pages the reader can find certain topics.
Cross sections help the reader see what something looks like from the inside. Literary genres and subgenres fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry video and worksheet duration. This 120slide powerpoint is designed to introduce your students to 23 common text features found in nonfiction books. Ppt introduction to nonfiction powerpoint presentation. Images used in the presentations can be from the camera roll or from a creative commons image search within the app. Use this text features slideshow to help students with their nonfiction reading comprehension. A powerpoint that covers the basic text features of nonfiction texts. Looking for fiction and nonfiction activities to use in your school library. Popular non fiction recommendations books goodreads. Travel, autobiographies, nature writing, science, memoirs, and interviews can be included in the literary nonfiction.
Allow groups to share their text features, guesses, and reasoning with the rest of. After all the students have trimmed and glued, i display the nonfiction text features chart under the elmo and instruct students to open their copy of mountains and their social studies text books any text book will do. Nonfiction text feature powerpoint nonfiction texts, text features. A camping alphabet takes readers on an a z trail exploring this outdoor pastime. This bundle contains 3 resources that will help you teach students how to write a summary about a nonfiction text. Mar 26, 2016 powerpoint to introduce information texts to ks1, with examples from an information book. Comparisons help the reader compare the item to something they are already familiar with. However, in how to write nonfiction ebooks, i take you stepbystep from not knowing what to write, to having your book done and out there. Nonfiction text features flipbook by amys smart designs tpt. A they are called text features, and they are important for you to know about because great readers use text features to help them understand a nonfiction text. To begin your instruction of how to write a nonfiction text summary, you will present the 40slide powerpoint. Adobe spark is a free ios app or website that includes 3 tools that allow the user to easily create beautiful web stories, animated videos and social media graphics that can be read on any device.
Content guidelines biographies and autobiographies. Use nonfiction books to find one example of each common nonfiction feature below. Since lira works better with visuals, i created a powerpoint show for her depicting the differences. Nonfiction text features foldable craftivity intro.
These things you are noticing about our book pictures, illustrations, etc have a special name. Looking at text features you will need an assortment of nonfiction books or magazines for the rest of this presentation. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. Im vanessa, a prek teacher with more than 20 years of classroom experience. Nov 02, 2011 text features help the reader to understand the content better provide information that may not be written in the text itself can be found in textbooks, magazines, newspapers, websites and other nonfiction text. Whether your idea of roughing it is a blanket in your own backyard or the subarctic ecosystem of alaskas denali national park, s is for smores is a fun and informative guide that is sure to help campers of all ages make the most of their wilderness adventures. Nonfiction text features foldable craftivity intro version. A very useful sheet to have and the yr 2 teacher also used it for work on islands in conjunction with a nonfiction target. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. All categories of books or stories can be called either fiction or nonfiction. Diagrams and labels keywords words in the text that are important. It also includes scavenger hunt cards where they find each feature in nonfiction books.
Read the title to find out the topic of the diagram. Understanding nonfiction texttext features examples of text. Nonfiction tools help you understand what you are reading. Social studies domains technology geography history culture economics government literacy skills vocabulary development comprehension higherorder thinking writing, listening and speaking background knowledge in the content areas teaching nonfiction text features emergent 16ad.
Ask students to bring a sample of nonfiction they read often to school, like a favorite magazine or blog post. There are several concepts and elements that can be included in this type of writing. Information text features ks1 powerpoint teaching resources. When they find one, they should record it on the paper and explain how it helped them to understand the. Use this powerpoint to introduce each text feature in the nonfiction text features book. For example it might use vivid descriptions, a dramatic writing style, or poetic language. Frozen smores and camping books for kids reading confetti. Your presentation should include a video, powerpoint, or prezi or similar visual presentation and should last no more than 5. Encourage your child to look for text features in nonfiction books and discuss the purpose of each. Teaching nonfiction text features is an important skill.
While they are reading, they are looking for text features in their books. Have students use their clues to find other students with clues from the same book. Make believe online game fiction or nonfiction online game fiction vs. Text features help the reader to understand the content better provide information that may not be written in the text itself can be found in textbooks, magazines, newspapers, websites and other nonfiction text. Nonfiction text features chart text feature purpose example title identifies the topic of the texttells what the text will be about title page tells a books title, author, illustrator, and publisher table of contents tells the names of chapters and what page the chapters can. I used this as a laminated guide to help children look for the features of nonfiction books as an activity and also to help them remember what each part is called. Here are some teaching strategies, books, and ideas to consider when planning your lessons on nonfiction text features. Find out about fiction and nonfiction writing in this ks2 english guide. Helen foster james started researching this book when she was four years old. Nonfiction text features book powerpoint by mrs lodges.
Text features text features are parts of text that draw your attention to important information. In order for students to comprehend nonfiction text, they must have a good understanding of nonfiction text features. Bold, color, italics the style or color of a word sends a message about how to read the text important key words are bolded or in color, or both italics help words in captions, pictures, titles, and text stand out pay close attention to bold text, colored text, or italicized text. Powerpoint book reportresearch report nonfiction guidelines due date. Includes a worksheet template for the main teaching activity and a sorting activity for the plenary. Engaging presentation tools smore newsletters for education. Types of print help the reader know that the word or words are important. Engaging presentation tools tech tools to facilitate the 4 cs by cristin dillard this newsletter was created with smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for.
There are many different types of nonfiction writing, such as newspapers, adverts, brochures, reference books and biographies. This powerpoint includes the definition and application of a glossary, captions, labels, photographs, illustrations, and more. This powerpoint includes 17 commonly used text features in an entertaining. Unit 4 nonfiction book presentation assignment select and read a book from the approved reading list below or get preapproval for a sciencerelated nonfiction book prior to beginning. As a reader, when you are able to identify and analyze the key features of a text, you will be able to gain a better understanding of what the. Inform them that for the next few days they are going to be finding different types of features or conventions within nonfiction.
This is part of my nonfiction text features smart board unit. It tells you the big topic, or what the article is about. Please put all your resources at the end of your presentation. This week, we had a lesson on fiction and nonfiction books. Library skills nonfiction book study teachers pay teachers. Next to baseball and fireworks on the fourth of july, nothing else seems as american as the family camping trip.
Engaging presentation tools tech tools to facilitate the 4 cs by cristin dillard this newsletter was created with smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts. Text feature scavenger hunt this can be done individually or in pairs. This powerpoint will help your students recognize and apply text features found in nonfiction books. Text features can be found in textbooks, magazine articles, newspapers, reports, web pages, and other forms of nonfiction text. Labels, boldface type, graphic symbols, picture glossaries. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Nonfiction jeopardy fiction or nonfiction quia fiction or nonfiction listening game other fiction or. Here at prek pages, im committed to helping teachers just like you teach better, save time, and live more by providing you with everything you need to create a fun and engaging learning environment, lesson plans, and activities for your little learners. Examples of nonfiction text features includetable of contents, headings, bold words, captions, photographs, graphs, charts, illustrations, glossary, and index. Most of your information will come from the book that you have read. Social studies domains technology geography history culture economics government literacy skills vocabulary development comprehension higherorder thinking writing, listening and speaking background knowledge in the content areas teaching nonfiction text features emergent 16 a d. The images found in the creative commons search are automatically cited. Worlds best powerpoint templates crystalgraphics offers more powerpoint templates than anyone else in the world, with over 4 million to choose from.
Powerpoint presentation nonfiction in the elementary classroom. You spend hours of your precious time each week creating amazing lesson plans with engaging themes and activities your kids will love. Nonfiction text features foldable craftivity intro version and book version this engaging study guide activity pack includes two foldable activity options related to nonfiction text features. Nonfiction text features smartboard powerpoint version try these nonfiction text features task cards nonfiction text features powerpoint space theme. Literary nonfiction is also known as creative nonfiction. This powerpoint can be used for 6 separate lessons or to teach multiple text features.
In essence, i show you how to go from no book to a book youre proud of. At the campsite, theres wood to chop for the fire and fish to catch. Nonfiction text features are the features that help a reader to navigate a nonfiction text more easily. Verso page a verso page is found in the beginning of the book.
An informative presentation which introduces children to the key differences between fiction and nonfiction texts. All about nonfiction text features powerpoint teacher made. Text feature purpose table of contents photographs captions labels headings charts and tables diagrams gives a list of topics and page numbers. Maps at the beginning and end of a nonfiction book. Summarizing nonfiction powerpoint by deb hanson tpt. Read the deck to learn the main idea and other information about the topic. How you scaffold and spiral your lessons on nonfiction text features will be a major determining factor in student success. Theyll give your presentations a professional, memorable appearance the kind of sophisticated look that todays audiences expect. Nonfiction text features chart teaching made practical. Students should not only be able to identify text features within the text, but they need to understand the purpose of each of the. The alphabet part is a not particularly good poem about different camping words, but then there is also additional prose details about each topic, and that has some good information, especially for families that might be interested in camping but new to it. Understanding text features hudson city school district. Invision employees share their remote work secrets.
The powerpoint includes an agenda, explanation of text feature, prompt to think about the purpose of the text feature, and picture of nonfiction text features book page for each of the 6 nonfiction text features covered in the nonfiction text features book. Dec, 2012 literary genres and subgenres fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry video and worksheet duration. All about nonfiction text features powerpoint teacher made twinkl. Nonfiction texts have distinguishing features, too. After watching the show, i gave her a fiction book and. A this week, i am going to show you how to use some of these nonfiction text features to make predictions about what you will learn. It is important to notice whether a book is nonfiction or fiction when reading because you need to know if the information is accurate or just a story. Titles the title of a piece of writing tells what it is mostly about. Im vanessa, a prek teacher with more than 20 years of classroom teaching experience.
We are going to use the books to have a scavenger hunt for each text feature. Page 6 information in the book and see howwhere would a reader find. Teaching fiction and nonfiction free powerpoint fiction. Powerpoint presentation nonfiction in the elementary. Powerpoint to introduce information texts to ks1, with examples from an information book. Write the title of the book you found it in and a brief description of what the feature is showing in that book. How to plan, outline and write your book without feeling. This freebie flipbook will help your students learn the nonfiction text features. Then, groups should work together to figure out what kind of book their text features may be from and why.
Introduction to text features study guide i use this as an introduction activity. Sky, a true story of resistance during world war ii. Can your child tell the difference between fiction and nonfiction. Create a presentation about your book that includes one of the following elements. Additional information may be found using internet research.
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