Nothing But Nonfiction

We are diving in to the world of Nonfiction/Informational Text. We have learned that nonfiction uses text features such as boldfaced lettering, colored fonts, photos, and captions. All seen in the photo below.

In addition, we are learning that nonfiction differs from fiction writing in other ways. For example, nonfiction texts are written using certain text structures. The five different text structures are problem and solution; cause and effect; description, sequence, and compare and contrast.   Below is an organizer that summarizes each of the structures. Please go to the reading page of this blog for even more information.

Together we will practice identifying the main idea and the text structures used.

The standards we are covering:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.5

Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.