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Nonfiction Writing. Organization Author’s Tone Voice. Elements of Nonfiction Writing. Chronological – time order Comparison/Contrast – showing how two things are alike & different Cause/Effect – shows relationships of events Problem/Solution – identifies a problem & proposes a solution.
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Organization • Author’s Tone • Voice Elements of Nonfiction Writing
Chronological – time order • Comparison/Contrast – showing how two things are alike & different • Cause/Effect – shows relationships of events • Problem/Solution – identifies a problem & proposes a solution Types of Nonfiction Organization
The writer’s attitude toward the audience & subject. • Examples: • Formal or informal • Serious or playful • Friendly or cold Author’s Tone
A writer’s distinctive way of “speaking” in his/her writing • May always be the same for an author or change from work to work • Can be based on word choice, tone, sound devices, pace, & grammatical structure Author’s Voice
Letters • Memoirs/Journals • Web logs (Blogs) • Biographies/Autobiographies • Media Accounts • Essays & articles • Persuasive • Expository • Narrative • Reflective Types of Nonfiction Writing
Letters – written texts addressed to a particular person or organization • Memoirs/Journals – personal thoughts & reflections • Web logs (Blogs) – journals updated frequently & posted for an online audience Types of Nonfiction Writing
Biographies/Autobiographies • Biography – life story written by another person. • Autobiography – writing one’s own life story • Media Accounts – nonfiction works written for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio Types of Nonfiction Writing
Essays & articles – short nonfiction works about a particular subject (could be presented as a speech) • Persuasive – written to convince a reader to adopt a particular point of view or take a certain course of action • Expository – presents facts & ideas or explains a process • Narrative – tells the story of real-life experiences • Reflective – addresses an experience & includes the writer’s insights about the event’s importance Types of Nonfiction Writing
Which type of organizational structure would you use for the following? • Our Family Vacation • A Buying Guide: Which MP3 player is right for you? Think About It
Which type of essay do these titles suggest? • Throw Out Your Television! • Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon Think About It
“The American Dream” • What type of nonfiction writing is this? • What type of organizational structure is used? • What is the tone? Think About It