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All About

Non-Fiction Conventions

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Labels help readers identify a picture or diagram and its parts.

Horse picture from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse

My example of using labels:

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My example of a photograph was found in _________________ It was a photograph of a ______________________________ It helped me learn about _____________________________

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petal

Photo from Wikipedia

Photographs help readers understand what something looks like. This is a photograph:

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Captions help readers better

understand a picture or photo-

graph.

Jewelry made with amber.

(Wikipedia)

My example of a picture with a caption:

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My example of comparisons:

Comparisons help readers understand the

size of one thing by comparing it to something

else. ACTUAL SIZE by Steve Jenkins

(2005) has excellent examples.

Book cover photo by Barnes and Noble. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Actual-Size/Steve-Jenkins/e/9780618375943

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My example of a cutaway:

Cutaways help readers under-

stand something by looking at it

from the inside.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaway_view

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My example of a map:

Maps help readers understand

where things are in schools,

amusement parks, cities, states,

the world, and space. http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica

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Types of print help readers

notice important words. Here is

my example of a special type of

print:

Bold Words

Italic Underlined

CAPITAL LETTERS

My examples of special types of print:

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My example of a close-up from my reading:

Close-ups help readers see

details in something small.

The stamp is under the examination of a magnifying glass

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnifying_glass

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The Table of Contents helps

readers find key topics in the

book in the order that they

come.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Learn Non-Fiction Conventions . . . . . Page 4

Find Non-Fiction Conventions . . . . . . Page 6

Use Non-Fiction Conventions . . . . . . .Page 11

My example of three topics or chapters from a Table of

Contents:

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An index is an alphabetical list what

is written in the book. It gives

page numbers so you can find the

information.

INDEX

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2

Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5

Types of Print . . . . . . . . . . page 8

My list of 5 words and their page numbers from my

reading:

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The Glossary helps

readers understand words in a

book. It is like a mini-

dictionary.

My example of two words and what they mean

from the glossary of a book I am reading:

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Tables help readers understand

important information by

listing it in a table or a chart

form.

My example of a table from my reading:

Grade

One

Grade

Two

Grade

Three

Lunch

Time

11:30

AM

12:00

PM

12:30

PM

Recess 10: 00

AM

10:30

AM

2:00

PM

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My Own Idea! When I was reading, I also noticed

another non-fiction convention exam-

ple. It is:

_______________________ Here is my example:

Title of Book:

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