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Introduction to Non-Fiction. Basics …. Literature: written or spoken material Genre: a type of literature; a style of expressing yourself Drama … plays – separated by acts and scenes Poetry … stanzas, sometimes rhythmic/rhymed Prose … Fiction, Non-Fiction. Opposites: Fiction.
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Basics … • Literature: written or spoken material • Genre: a type of literature; a style of expressing yourself • Drama … plays – separated by acts and scenes • Poetry … stanzas, sometimes rhythmic/rhymed • Prose … Fiction, Non-Fiction
Opposites: Fiction • A made-up story • Things that could happen • Characters can be like real people or imaginary
Non-Fiction • Has facts that can be checked and proven • Author has researched material or has personal experience • Factual Information
Non-Fiction • Bias – a tendency or inclination – the author’s feelings about the subject • Changes the way a story is told
NF: Informational • Tells facts • May have maps, diagrams, illustrations • Can be instructional – used to teach • Examples: • Textbooks • Encyclopedias
NF: Biography • Story of a real person’s life • Told by another person • Is researched • Generally tells about the person’s entire life
NF: Autobiography • A story about a real person’s life • Written by that person • Can be remembered – doesn’t have to be researched
NF: Letters/Diary • Real documents written by a person • Collected over a period of time to tell a story • Told directly from the writer’s point of view – no outside influences on writing • Example: • The Diary of Anne Frank
NF: Memoir • Similar to an autobiography • More narrow in focus – looks at a specific time period rather than the whole life • May be focused around one traumatic event • Examples: • They Cage the Animals at Night • Farewell to Manzanar
NF: Journals/Newspaper • Reports true facts/events • Shorter in length than most novels • Tells about a specific event • Can be educational • Example: • The Charlotte Observer • Scientific Journals
Book Pass • Take 3 minutes to peruse one book at your table AS A GROUP - flip through the book – look at pictures, diagrams – read the first few sentences • If it is your NF book, share your opinion on the type • Determine the type of NF [IF it is NF at all] • Fill in the Book Pass Chart about the book • When I say pass – use another book at your table to fill in the following row of the chart