Elements of Nonfiction

1. Elements of Nonfiction • Deals only with real people, events or ideas. • Narrated from the point of view of the author, who is a real person. • Presents facts or discusses ideas. • May reflect historical context of the time.

2. Types of Nonfiction • Biographies tell the story of someone’s life and are told from the perspective of another writer.

3. Types of Nonfiction • Autobiographies tell the story of the author’s life and reflect the writer’s thoughts and feelings about events.

4. Types of Nonfiction • Journals and diaries are records of daily events and the writer’s thoughts and feelings about them.

5. Types of Nonfiction • Essays and articles are brief written works about a certain topic. The purpose might be to explain, persuade, or inform.

6. Types of Nonfiction • Informational texts are commonly found in everyday life. • Examples include textbooks, instructions, and manuals.

7. Organization • Chronological organization presents details in the order they happened.

8. Organization • Compare & Contrast shows the ways two subjects are similar or different

9. Organization • Cause-and-effect organization shows the relationships between events. First this happens, then that.

10. Organization • Problem & Solution organization identifies a problem and then proposes a solution.

11. Organization (prob & sol)

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