NON-FICTION STUDENT HANDBOOK

Use this non-fiction booklet with the most important information that students should know when reading non-fiction!. During the unit when students ask you questions like, "What does thesis mean again?" or "What is the difference between a biography and a memoir?", you can simply direct them to their handbook for the answer! 

All you need to do is print, use double sided photocopying, fold and you have a ready-made-booklet! It looks great in color or black and white!

TOPICS COVERED IN HANDBOOK:

NON-FICTION TEXT FEATURES

→ Table of Contents

→ Index

→ Glossary

→ Illustration or Photograph

→ Captions

→ Graphs/Tables/Charts

→ Diagras & Labels

→ Maps

→ Cutaways

→ Headings

→ Subheadings

→ Keywords

→ Textbox

→ Timeline

NON-FICTION ELEMENTS & DEVICES

→ Point of View (3 types)

→ Thesis

→ Anecdote

→ Analogy

→ Rhetoric

→ Allusion

→ Tone

→ Satire

→ Bias

→ Primary Source 

NON FICTION GENRES & TYPES

NARRATIVE

→ Biography

→ Autobiography

→ Memoir

→ Diary

EXPOSITORY

→ Report

→ Manual

→ Article

→ Documentary

PERSUASIVE

→ Speech

→ Critique

→ Commentary

→ Essay

DESCRIPTIVE

→ Nature Writing

→ Travel Writing

ANALYZING NON-FICTION

→ Examining Text Features

→ Clarifying Understanding

→ Author's Purpose

→ Considering Your Point Of View

→ Examining Credibility

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