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Types of Nonfiction Argumentative Informational/Explanatory Narrative Nonfiction Genre About REAL: – People • Ex. President Obama or Mr. Stewart – Places • Ex. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, or MFMS Gymnasium – Ideas • Ex. worship or knowledge – Experiences • Ex. moving to a new town or earning an A+ on a test Common Forms of Nonfiction Letters and Journals – Contain personal thoughts and reflections Biographies – The life story of someone written by another person Autobiographies – The writer’s account of his/her own life Memoirs – The writer’s record of experiences from of his/her own life Common Forms of Nonfiction Media Accounts – Works written for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio Essays – – – – – Medium in length Discussion of a topic Can tell a lot about the author Express author’s personal feelings Audiences and Purposes • Found in Magazines • Attract readers looking for information and inspiration Common Forms of Nonfiction Articles – Small in length – Focus on the facts of a subject – Express an author’s bias • their strong opinions on a topic – Audiences and Purposes • Found in newspapers and encyclopedias • Attract readers looking for facts Types of Writing Argumentative Writing – Attempts to convince the reader to think about or act on something or accept a writer’s opinion using evidence for support Informational/Explanatory Writing – Presents facts, discusses ideas, or explains a process Types of Writing cont. Narrative Writing – Conveys a real experience Elements of Nonfiction Writing Organization – Presents information clearly and logically • It makes sense! – – – – Compare/Contrast Cause/Effect Problem/Solution Chronological Order Author’s Purpose – Information is related to the author’s reason for writing Purposes of Nonfiction To EXPLAIN – Tells you how to do something – Describes someone/something in a stepby-step process To ENTERTAIN – Provides an escape – Something to do for fun during free time Purposes of Nonfiction To INFORM – Gives you information To PERSUADE/ARGUE – Attempts to change your view/opinion about something Author’s Viewpoint What the author thinks and feels about his/her subject. Identifying an author’s viewpoint is important because the reader can: – Understand why the author is interested in the subject – Understand what the author thinks about the topic – Understand what the author may want the reader to think Author’s Viewpoint Readers can often establish what the author’s viewpoint is by: – Thinking about the facts and opinions given in the text – Thinking about the language used by the author – Determining the author’s purpose for writing Author’s Viewpoint Ask yourself these questions as the reader: – What opinions or belief statements are evident in the article? – What evidence did the author include to support his/her opinions? – What words/phrases did the author use to present the information? – Why did the author write this selection?
