Blog #9

NON FICTION  Magazine “American Baby”

FICTION   Novel “Someone Like You”

·         Broken into segments ·         Subheadings for text ·         Pictures/Images ·         Has punch-outs for the reader to use and keep for future reference ·         Provides websites and additional information for the reader to go to/use ·         Colorful print ·         Larger text size ·         Fun quizzes/games for the reader to do ·         Bolded vocabulary with definitions ·         Provides technology connection ·         Written for a teen with common vocabulary and slang All of these are benefits to ELL students

·         Smaller print ·         Large amount of text ·         No pictures ·         Continuing story rather than broken into smaller pieces/stories ·         No color ·         Usually more challenging words – word choice can be difficult for students ·         No vocabulary/definitions provided

For high school students, non-fiction text is a lot easier for students to read because it is real life information.  Fiction text may be confusing for students because there may be cultural differences and there is usually no background information to help them understand a subject like many non-fiction texts have.  Fictional books are easier for elementary students because it is less in-depth and have less scientific words.  Non-fiction books are usually a difficult read because the word choice in the book is scientific and is extremely difficult to students.  Non-fiction books are extremely entertaining for students and usually have pictures for students to look at and are more colorful and entertaining to read.