1. Genres in Nonfiction
Cheryl Youse
Colquitt County High School

2. Informational - Reference
 Books or articles that contain facts and
information about specific topics
1. Encyclopedias
2. Almanacs
3. Atlases
4. Dictionaries

4. Biography
 True stories about the lives and
accomplishments of real people
Martin’s Big Words
A Picture Book
Harriet Tubman: The Of Anne Frank
Road to Freedom A Picture Book of
Helen Keller

5. Autobiography
 A book about the author’s own life

6. Adventure
 True stories about
interesting places,
exciting journeys,
explorers, or heroes

7. Mystery
 True stories about a
crime, an investigation, or
a puzzling event.

8. Elements of Nonfiction
 Often has titles, headings, and subheadings
 Often has important words in bold print or in
italics
 Often has diagrams, photos, sketches, graphs,
maps, timelines, etc.
 Often has a table of contents, index, and
glossary to help organize information
 Often has labels and captions