Nonfiction Review

Let's Reivew: Nonfiction

By Julia Swanner

Poll

How confident do you feel about attacking a nonfiction piece?

• Very confident!

• Somewhat confident

• Depends on what I am reading

• Not confident at all

Nonfiction texts will always have a MAIN IDEA

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.

• Sometimes clowns can mean serious bussiness.

• Cowboys and Rodeo Clowns are constantly in danger.

• Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

• A Rodeo bull's attention is easily caught by Rodeo clowns.

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Sometime in December of 1891, Dr. James Naismith was teaching gym at the YMCA College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was raining, and Dr. Naismith was trying to keep his students active. He wanted them playing a rough game that would keep them moving. He didn't like a few ideas that were too rough. Then Naismith had his breakthrough. He wrote out the rules for a game with peach baskets fixed to ten-foot elevated tracks. Naismith's students played against one another, passing the ball around and shooting it into the peach baskets. Dribbling wasn't a part of the original game. Also it took a while to realize that the game would run more smoothly if the bottoms of the baskets were removed. But this game grew to be one of the most popular sports in America today. Can you guess which one?

• The most popular sport in America

• The invention of Basketball

• Dr. James Naismith's career in teaching

• How to get students active

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Yellowstone National Park is mainly located in Wyoming, although three percent is located in the state of Montana. The Continental Divide of North America runs diagonally through the southwestern part of the park. The park sits on the Yellowstone Plateau, which is an average elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level. This plateau is bounded on nearly all sides by mountain ranges. There are 290 waterfalls that are at least fifteen feet in the park, the highest being the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, which falls 308 feet.

• Why to visit Wyoming

• The continental Divide of North America

• Yellowstone Park's beautiful water falls

• Physical features of the Yellowstone Park

We will analyze the Author's Purpose in nonfiction text...

Open Ended

What do you think the author's purpose was for taking this photo?

Multiple Choice

What was most likely the author's prupose for writing this article?

• To persuade Americans to go fight for Ukraine.

• To inform people about what will happen between Ukraine and Russia

• To inform people about technology in a time of war in Ukraine.

• To provide funding to Urkaine families.

Multiple Choice

It was a glorious morning in Alabama. The sun was shining through the trees. Alan couldn't wait to find his fishing pole and call his friend Sam to go fishing. They had a great time on these early morning fishing trips. They took their dogs with them and the dogs would swim in the lake while they fished. It was so funny to watch those dogs paddle around the lake. 

• to inform

• to Persuade

• to Entertain

Multiple Choice

 Abraham Lincoln's birthday is on Feb. 12th. He was a great President of the United States. He was our 16th President. He is remembered for freeing the slaves.

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

In nonfiction text, we analyze the text structure

​5 Text Structures:

1. Description

2. Problem/solution

3. ​Cause/effect

4. Compare/contrast

5. Chronological​

Open Ended

Name the 5 text structures:

Multiple Choice

Did you know that not all deserts are

hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very

dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have long

winters when the temperatures can reach below

freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of

snow, which is certainly not true for hot deserts.

• compare and contrast

• description

• problem and solution

• sequence/chronological

Multiple Choice

No one knows exactly what causes tornados, but some scientists believe that when warm air meets cold air, a tornado may form. The reason for this is that the warm air is lighter than the cold air, so it rises up fast and meets different winds moving different directions. Under the right conditions, this can cause a tornado. Though there is still much mystery surrounding tornados, many people believe that when warm moist air meets cool dry air, tornados can result.

• problem & solution

• compare & contrast

• cause & effect

• sequence/chronological

​In this article, the author describes the features of an octopus and compares all of the different kinds of octopi.

Multiple Choice

Which two text structures did the article contain?

• Problem/solution and Cause/effect

• Description and Cause/effect

• Description and compare/contrast

• chronological and description

Multiple Choice

What was the author's main purpose for writing this article?

• To describe the features of an ocotpus and persuade us to care about them.

• To describe the features of an ocotpus and compare all of the different kinds of octopi.

• To show a probelm that octopi face and a solution that we can do to solve the problem.

• To show what happens when peole try to swim with an ocotpus.