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1) Learn the Difference 👀
Read the clues for each kind of text.
Fiction 🎭
- made-up story
- has characters
- has a setting
- may have a problem and solution
Nonfiction 🦉
- gives real facts
- teaches about a topic
- may use headings and captions
- often has bold words or labels
2) Sort the Titles and Statements 📂
Sort: The Lost Puppy, All About Frogs, “has a character named Max,” “gives facts about space,” A Day at Dragon School, How Seeds Grow
3) Text Feature Hunt 🔎
Circle the ones you would most likely find in nonfiction.
headingcaptionbold wordfactcharactersettingproblem
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4) Which Side Does It Belong To? 🎯
Write F for fiction or N for nonfiction.
- 1. tells true facts about sharks —
- 2. has a problem and a solution —
- 3. includes a heading called “What Bears Eat” —
- 4. a story about a talking cat —
- 5. uses a caption under a photo —
- 6. has a setting in a snowy town —
5) Match the Feature 🔗
Write the best word: heading, caption, character, setting, fact, solution
- 1. the place where a story happens —
- 2. words at the top of a section —
- 3. a true piece of information —
- 4. words under a picture that explain it —
- 5. the person or animal in a story —
- 6. how the problem gets fixed —
6) Draw One of Each 🎨
Draw one fiction book cover and one nonfiction book cover.
Ex.2: Fiction: The Lost Puppy, has a character named Max, A Day at Dragon School · Nonfiction: All About Frogs, gives facts about space, How Seeds Grow · Ex.3: heading, caption, bold word, fact · Ex.4: N, F, N, F, N, F · Ex.5: setting, heading, fact, caption, character, solution.