Characteristics of Nonfiction Books

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Characteristicsof Nonfiction Books
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Authors of nonfiction books use many different
strategies to get important information across to
their readersWhat are some of these strategies?
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Labels

• Labels help the reader identify a picture or a
  photograph and its parts.

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Photographs and Captions

• Photographs help the reader understand exactly
  what something looks like.
• Captions help the reader better understand a
  picture or photograph.

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Photograph
Caption
Photograph
Caption
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Picture
Captions
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Comparisons
Comparisons help the reader understand the size
of one thing by comparing it to the size of
something.
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Comparison
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Cutaways
Cutaways help the reader understand something by
looking at it from the inside.
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Cutaway
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Maps
Maps help the reader understand where things are
in the world.
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This map shows the location of the Titanic when
she sent out a distress call.
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Types of Print
Types of print help the reader by signaling,
Look at me! Im important!
Bold font for headings
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Highlighting
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Other Types of Print
There are numerous ways an author can use fonts
and effects to draw a readers attention to
something important. The writer may use titles,
headings, boldface print, color print, italics,
bullets, captions, and labels. These all signal
importance in text. Think of them as red flags.
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Close-ups
Close-ups help the reader see details in
something small.
Close-up
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Close-up
Close-up of a root tip
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Close-up
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents help the reader find key topics
in the book in the order that they come.
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Index
Index is an alphabetical list of almost
everything written in the text, with page numbers
so you can find the information.
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Glossary
Glossary helps the reader understand key words
that are in the text.
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Tables
Table helps the reader understand important
information by listing it in a table or a chart
form.
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Cue Words and Phrases
Nonfiction writing often includes text clues that
signal importance. Signal words, like stop
signs, warn readers to halt and pay
attention. Writers choose phrases such as for
example, for instance, in fact, in conclusion,
most important, but, therefore, on the other
hand, and such as so that readers take note.
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The next time you pick-up a newspaper, read an
article on the internet, or flip through your
favorite magazine, look for all of the
characteristics of nonfiction text. I think you
will be surprised how many you will find in just
one book or article!