A play is a story that can be performed for an audience. As you read, look for:
- text that consists mainly of dialogue
- characters’ actions and feelings that are shown through dialogue
- stage directions and descriptions of settings
Realistic Fiction includes character and events that are like people and events in real life. As you read look for:
- realistic characters and events
- characters’ feelings that seem believable
- challenges and conflicts that might exist in real life
Narrative Nonfiction is a story that tells about real people, things, events, or places. As you read look for:
- events presented in time order
- factual information that tells a story
- pictures of people and events mentioned in the text
Informational Text gives you facts and examples about a topic. As you read, look for:
- Text structure, or the way ideas and information are organized
- Facts and details about a specific topic
Historical Fiction: is a story set in the past, it contains characters, places, and events that actually existed or happened, or that could have existed or happened. As you read, look for
- Realistic characters
- Some made-up events
- Details that show the story took place in the past
- a setting that is a real time and place in the past
- realistic characters and events
- some made-up events and details
Narrative nonfiction: tells about people, things, events, and places that are real. As you read, look for
- Factual information that tells a story
- Features such as photographs and captions