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chapter 9 Nonfiction

Nonfiction-books in which the writing is factual. Patterns of nonfiction: description, main idea/supporting details, comparison/contrast, process, cause and effect, and chronological order.

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Web: The important information in a description can be organized in a web.
Table organizer: Important information which follows the main/idea supporting details pattern can be arranged in a table organizer.
Venn Diagram: Important information that compares two things can be organized in a Venn diagram.
List: Important information that follows the process pattern can be arranged in a list.
Cause And Effect: Important information that shows cause and effect can be organized in a domino effect.
Time Line: Information about important events can be arranged chronologically on a time line.
KWL Chart: KWL stands for what I Know, what I Want to know, and what I Learned.