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Nonfiction Key Concepts

NAME______________________________________ CLASS PERIOD ________________________. Nonfiction Key Concepts. Learning focus Question:. Defining NONFICTION. “non” = “fiction” = Therefore, nonfiction means . You THINK…. Why is it important to study nonfiction literature?

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Nonfiction Key Concepts

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  1. NAME______________________________________ CLASS PERIOD ________________________ Nonfiction Key Concepts Learning focus Question:

  2. Defining NONFICTION “non” = “fiction” = Therefore, nonfiction means

  3. You THINK… Why is it important to study nonfiction literature? What does it have to do with YOU now and your life after high school?

  4. 3 Main Types of Nonfiction… • _________ • Narrative • Example • Classification • Cause/Effect • Compare/Contrast • Persuasive • _________ • _________

  5. Key Terminology • SUBJECT • ________________________ • POINT OF VIEW • _________________________ • _______(“I”) • _______ (“you”) • _______ (“he, she, it, they”) • Limited • Omniscient

  6. Key Terminology contd. • PURPOSE • ___________________ • ____________ • ____________ • ____________ • PERSPECTIVE • _____________________________ (don’t confuse w/ point of view) • biased= • unbiased=

  7. Key Terminology contd. • TONE • _________________________ • ie. sarcastic, serious • STYLE • _________________________ • Informal or formal writing • Sentence length • Diction = _________________ • Voice • Figurative language (ie. metaphor, simile, hyperbole)

  8. ESSAY • (General) Definition: • _______________________________________

  9. ESSAY: Narrative • Definition • ___________________________ • Literature • “Champion of the World” by Maya Angelou • Often told in _______________ order as it is most logical to tell the order in which events happen

  10. ESSAY: Example • Definition • __________________________________________ • Literature • “Homeless” by Anna Quindlen • Serves to illustrate a _______________

  11. ESSAY: Classification • Definition • ___________________________________ • Literature • “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson • __________________________________

  12. ESSAY: Cause & Effect • Definition • ___________________________________ ASK: • ______________________ • ______________________ • ______________________ • Literature • “Arm Wrestling with My Father” by Brad Manning

  13. ESSAY: Compare/Contrast • Definition • ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ • Literature • “Disability” by Nancy Mairs As a reader you must ______________ the comparisons and contrasts to come to a conclusion about the topic. Sometimes the writer draws a conclusion based on the discussion, but other times you as a reader must come to your own conclusion about the topic discussed.

  14. ESSAY: Persuasive • Definition • ___________________________________________ • Literature • “ ” by • Good persuasive writers use ______________ & __________________

  15. ARTICLE • Definition • __________________________________________ • Literature • “Why We Must Speak Out on Darfur” by Marc Gellman (opinion) • TBA ______________________________________ • TBA ______________________________________

  16. SPEECH • Definition • ___________________________________________ • Literature • “I Have a Dream” by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • “We Must Pick Ourselves Up” Inaugural Address by President Barack Obama • Good speeches often use _______________ and __________________ for influence on audience.

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