Genres in Nonfiction

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Genres in Nonfiction

• Cheryl Youse
• Colquitt County High School

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Informational - Reference

• Books or articles that contain facts and
  information about specific topics
• Encyclopedias
• Almanacs
• Atlases
• Dictionaries

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Biography

• True stories about the lives and accomplishments
  of real people

Martins Big Words
A Picture Book Of Anne Frank
Harriet Tubman The Road to Freedom
A Picture Book of Helen Keller
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Autobiography

• A book about the authors own life

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Adventure

• True stories about interesting places, exciting
  journeys, explorers, or heroes

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Mystery

• True stories about a crime, an investigation, or
  a puzzling event.

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Elements of Nonfiction

• Often has titles, headings, and subheadings
• Often has important words in bold print or in
  italics
• Often has diagrams, photos, sketches, graphs,
  maps, timelines, etc.
• Often has a table of contents, index, and
  glossary to help organize information
• Often has labels and captions