Fiction and Nonfiction Features Worksheet

Students sort features of fiction and nonfiction and add observations from example books.
Grades
Grades 2–4, Elementary
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1
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Updated Jul 25, 2021

Subject
ELA
Topic
Fiction, Nonfiction
Resource types
Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
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This worksheet is a great way for students to practice identifying fiction and nonfiction features! It would be perfect for a literacy center or small group activity.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Classify common features of fictional and informational texts

  • Use example books to identify additional genre features

Teaching tips

  • Place one fiction and one nonfiction book beside the sheet so students can find examples of the listed features.

  • Discuss features that appear in both books, such as illustrations or a table of contents, instead of treating every feature as exclusive to one text type.

Skills covered

  • Text-feature analysis — Sort structural and content cues

  • Genre comparison — Contrast fiction with nonfiction

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Core concepts

  • Fiction features

  • Nonfiction features

  • Text structures

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