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Nonfiction Conventions Notebook

Name ______Teacher ______

1. Diagrams label the different parts of an object.

My example of a diagram was found on page ______in the book titled

______.

It was a diagram of a ______.

2. Headings are located at the beginning of a section and let you know what is going to be covered in that section.

My example of a heading was found on page ______in the book titled

______.

The heading indicated that the section would be about ______

______.

3. Captions help the reader better understand a picture or photograph. Captions are longer than labels and tell more about the picture.

My example of a caption was found on page ______in the book titled

______.

My example of a caption is: ______

______

______

______

4. Comparisons help the reader understand the size of one thing by comparing it to the size of something familiar.

I found this comparison on page ______of the book titled

______.

This is my example of a comparison: ______

______

5. Cutaways help the reader understand something by looking at it from the inside.

I found an example of a cutaway on page ______of the book titled

______.

It is a cutaway of ______.

6. Maps help the reader understand where things are in the world.

I found a map of ______on page

______of the book ______

______.

7. Types of print help the reader by signaling, "Look at me! I'm important!"

I found an example of a special type of print on page ______of the book

______.

8. Close-ups help the reader see details in something small.

I found an example of a close-up on page ______of the book

______.

It is a close-up of ______

______.

9. Tables help the reader understand important information by listing it in a table or a chart form.

I found a table about ______

______

on page ______of the book ______

______.

10. Sidebars are special small sections usually out to the side of the text which explain or add some more information to the subject being discussed. Sometimes sidebars are in boxes and sometimes just in a different type of print or a different background color.

I found an example of a sidebar on page ______of the book

______.

It added information about ______

______.