CHARACTERISTICS

NON-FICTION INFORMATION TEXT. USED TO FIND INFORMATION.

TABLE OF CONTENTS, INDEX, GLOSSARY, PHOTOS, CAPTIONS

LABELS, GRAPHS, CHARTS, BOLD OR ITALICIZED WORDS.

CAUSE/EFFECT, QUESTION/ANSWER, REFERENCE TEXT

FACTUAL STORY ABOUT SOMEONES LIFE WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE

FACTUAL STORY ABOUT A PERSONS LIFE WRITTEN BY THAT PERSON

SHORT PIECE OF WRITING ON ONE SUBJECT

WRITING TO GIVE INFORMATION TO THE READER

A CONVERSATION CONDUCTED BY A REPORTER TO GATHER INFORMATION

TIME ORDER (SEQUENCE)

INFORMATION ORGANIZED BY LOCATION

WHAT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF A SITUATION

INFORMATION ORGANIZED BY LOOKING AT SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

INFORMATION ORGANIZED INTO GROUPS OR CATEGORIES