Non-fiction
Books
You
will learn:
- About
the features of a non-fiction book.
- To
consider how non-fiction books differ from fiction books.
What
is inside a non-fiction book?
- A
contents page
- A
glossary
- An
index
- Chapters
about different subjects
- Loads
and loads of information!
The
Contents Page
- Can
be found at the front of the book.
- Is
in number order.
- Tells
you what page to turn to find that piece of information.
- Sometimes
the headings for each chapter are written as questions.
The
Glossary
- Is
at the back of the book.
- Is
in alphabetical order.
- Acts
like a mini dictionary, giving definitions of new vocabulary.
- We
know which words we can find in the glossary because they are usually
typed in bold print on the page.
The
Index
- Can
be found at the back of the book.
- Is
in alphabetical order.
- Contains
the KEY WORDS and tells you which pages you can read about these topics
on.
- Can
be used when you cant find what you need on the contents page.
The
Chapters
- Each
title on the contents page has pages of information in the book.
We can call these chapters.
- The
LAYOUT of pages in non-fiction books is usually quite different to the
layout in fiction books.
- Let’s
have a look…
There
Is Usually A Title
- And
sometimes a subtitle too.
Then
there are sections of texts explaining about the topic.
There
may be several paragraphs of text.
There
is often a picture or photograph.
And
a caption to say what the picture is.
Then
there might be some more paragraphs of text. The layout can change
on every page.
Have
a look at some non-fiction books.
- Can
you find the contents, index and glossary?
- Look
at the layout of the pages.
- Is
it the same layout on every page or are the pages different?
- Can
you find any BOLD words? Where should you turn to in order
to find out more?
