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Nonfiction Learning to understand and appreciate forms of nonfiction Nonfiction Nonfiction is a type of writing that deals with real people, places, events, and ideas. Nonfiction is a form of prose. – Prose: any writing that is not poetry Forms of Nonfiction Autobiography Biography Essays Informative Articles Interviews Text Features Parts of a text that help a reader with understanding – – – – – Table of contents Bullets Glossary Bold words and headings And many more…see handout! Text Structures The way a paragraph or text is organized – – – – – Sequence (Chronological or Process) Compare/Contrast Problem/Solution Cause and Effect Description (Spatial) Autobiography The story of a person’s life told by that person. Written in 1st Person Point of View – Using pronouns like I and me Shorter forms include the following: – Journals, diaries, letters, and memoirs Biography A story written about someone’s life by someone else. Written in 3rd Person Point of View – Using pronouns like her and she Characters and setting still exist Unlike fiction, the characters and setting are real people and places Essays Short pieces of writing on a single subject Often found in newspapers and magazines Author’s Purpose: – To inform, to entertain, to persuade, or to express an opinion Types of Essays Expository Personal Argument/Persuasive Expository Essays Formal Writing Structured To inform Personal Essays Personal Style Often narrative Expresses writer’s thoughts and feelings To entertain To express an opinion Argument/Persuasive Essays Develop an argument Tries to convince readers to believe the author’s point of view Structured form To persuade Informative Article Provide facts about a subject Newspapers and magazines To inform Other types: – Textbooks, pamphlets, history books, how-to books Interview A conversation where one person asks another questions for the purpose of obtaining information. Author’s Viewpoint the belief or understanding about the topic that you get from the author. Viewpoint is what the author thinks, believes, feels Primary Source First-hand accounts of events; artifacts Examples: – Photographs, journals, interviews, personal belongings Secondary Source Coming from or created from an original, primary source Examples: – Informative articles, recreated scenes or portraits Reading Nonfiction Use the following strategies when you read nonfiction: – – – – – Predict Chronological Order Summarize main ideas Separate facts from opinions Evaluate or form your own opinions
