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Nonfiction

Nonfiction. Writings about real people, real places, real events. Nonfiction . Contains factual information. BIOGRAPHY. The story of a person’s life TOLD BY SOMEONE ELSE The writer of a biography is called a BIOGRAPHER.

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Nonfiction

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  1. Nonfiction Writings about real people, real places, real events

  2. Nonfiction Contains factual information

  3. BIOGRAPHY • The story of a person’s life TOLD BY SOMEONE ELSE • The writer of a biography is called a BIOGRAPHER. • The biographer researches in order to provide the reader with accurate information • Biographies often contain the same elements as fiction: character, setting, plot, but they are all real.

  4. Biography

  5. AUTOBIOGRAPHY • The story of a person’s life told by the person • Almost always written in FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW • Often can be “book-length” • Shorter types of autobiographical writing: journals, diaries, letters, memoirs

  6. Autobiography

  7. ESSAYS • Short piece of writing on a single subject • Often found in newspapers and magazines

  8. EXPOSITORY ESSAYS • Essays that EXPLAIN • Formal language • Thesis statement • Serious

  9. Expository Essay

  10. PERSONAL ESSAYS • Explain personal feelings • Sound conversational

  11. Personal Essay

  12. PERSUASIVE ESSAYS • Written to convince • Special vocabulary • Strong opinions • Call to action • Formal

  13. Persuasive Essay

  14. INFORMATIVE ARTICLE • News stories: unbiased accounts of current events • Feature stories: human interest stories, interesting people or events

  15. INTERVIEW • Based on a conversation • Interviewer takes notes, records, films conversation • Publishes interview online, magazines, newspapers, TV

  16. Interview

  17. READING NONFICTION • 1. Preview selection: • Look at all pictures, headlines, captions, boldface type, italics • Make a prediction

  18. 2. Clarify the organization • Decide if it is in chronological order • Decide if it is organized around a central idea • As you read look for signals • Signal words • First, next, before, during, etc.

  19. 3. Summarize the main idea • MAIN IDEA: MOST IMPORTANT POINT • DETAILS: Support the main idea, HOLD IT UP

  20. 4. Separate Fact and Opinion • Facts can be proven • Opinions cannot be proven • Good writers can present opinions as if they were facts, BE CAREFUL!

  21. Evaluate what you read • What was the author’s purpose? • Was there bias? • Form your own opinions

  22. NONFICTION

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