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NONFICTION UNIT

Discover the rich tapestry of nonfiction writing through essays, speeches, and articles that inform, persuade, and entertain. Learn about narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive, reflective, and humorous essays, and dive into the literary terms that shape these works – from style to perspective. Uncover the power of true stories and insightful ideas in nonfiction literature.

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NONFICTION UNIT

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  1. NONFICTION UNIT Nonfiction – prose writing that presents and explains ideas or tells about real people, places, ideas, or events; must be true

  2. Types of Nonfiction • Article • Essay • Speech • Autobiography • Biography • Informational materials

  3. Article Provides information about a topic, a person, or an event

  4. Essay Examines and discusses a focused topic, often including the writer’s personal viewpoints

  5. Speech Written to be read aloud; presents a topic and may persuade, inform, explain, or entertain

  6. Autobiography Writer tells his or her own life story

  7. Biography Writer tells the life story of another person (written about famous people and “ordinary” people)

  8. Types of Essays • Narrative essay • Descriptive essay • Expository essay • Persuasive essay • Reflective essay • Humorous essay

  9. Narrative essay Tells a story of actual events or an individual’s life experiences

  10. Descriptive essay Creates an impression about a person, an object, or an experience by presenting details of sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste

  11. Expository essay Provides information, discusses ideas, or explains a process

  12. Persuasive essay Attempts to convince readers to take a specific course of action or adopt the writer’s viewpoint

  13. Reflective essay Expresses the writer’s thoughts and feelings in response to a personal experience or to an idea

  14. Humorous essay Intended to make the reader laugh through ridicule of their subjects or through affection towards their subjects

  15. Literary Terms • Style • Tone • Perspective • Bias • Purpose

  16. Style Particular way in which a writer uses language

  17. Tone Author’s attitude toward both the subject and readers or listeners

  18. Perspective The viewpoint or opinion an author expresses about the subject, either directly or indirectly

  19. Bias Occurs when a writer makes a one-sided presentation

  20. Purpose The author’s reason for writing

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