1 / 4

Exploring the Titanic

Exploring the Titanic. Before you read, you need to know . . . . Nonfiction Writing. A source is the place a writer looks for factual information about the setting or characters. In this text, there are two types of sources: Primary source: a firsthand account of the story

naomi
Download Presentation

Exploring the Titanic

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Exploring the Titanic Before you read, you need to know . . .

  2. Nonfiction Writing • A source is the place a writer looks for factual information about the setting or characters. • In this text, there are two types of sources: • Primary source: a firsthand account of the story Ex: pictures, quotations or interviews • Secondary source: a description of the story based off of a primary source. Ex: newspaper articles, paintings

  3. Nonfiction Writing • Fact vs. Opinion • Fact: a statement that can be proved • At 7:30 P.M., April 14, 1912, the steamer Californian warned the Titanic about icebergs. • Opinion: offers personal beliefs and feelings • The Titanic’s crew should have taken those warnings more seriously.

  4. Literary Nonfiction • Literary nonfiction: • provides facts and information • Includes dialogue and characterization • Reads like a story

More Related