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Elements of Non-Fiction
By Mr. Cotton
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NONFICTION
Nonfiction is writing about real people, places, and events.
Mainly written to convey factual information.
Information may be shaped by the author’s own purpose and attitudes.
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Two Categories of Nonfiction
Informative- factual information to inform
examples: magazines, pamphlets, encyclopedias, textbooks
Literary- actual places and true events
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Autobiography
A true story about a person’s life told by that person (usually a book)
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Biography
A true story of a person’s life as told by someone else, a biographer writes it
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Essay
A short piece of nonfiction writing that deals with one subject
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Types of Essay
Persuasive Personal Narrative
Expository Descriptive
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Persuasive Essay
Writer tries to convince a reader to share a belief, agree with an opinion, or to take some action.
1. Facts are selected and arranged in a way to get readers to share a writer’s opinion.
2. Examples: newspaper editorial, political speech
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Expository Essay
Writer’s primary purpose is to convey or explain information.
1. Facts are used as neutrally as possible 2. Examples: report on a scientific discovery,
instructions
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Personal Essay
Expresses a writer’s thoughts, feelings, or opinions on a subject; usually written in an informal, conversational style.
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Descriptive Essay
Writer tries to recreate a person, place, or event mostly through language that appeals to the senses.
* Examples: traveler’s journal, autobiographical essay of a hometown
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Narrative Essay
Writer’s purpose is to relate a series of events, usually in chronological order.
Has the form of a story (often with characters and dialogue)
Examples: historical essay, account of a soccer game
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Thesis
Theme of an essay. 1. In narrative nonfiction (like
biographies), theme is a perception about life
2. In no narrative fiction (like essays), theme is the main idea or opinion the writer wants the reader to understand
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Objective versus Subjective Writing
1. Objective: facts, which can be proved to be true by the senses, the calendar, or the clock
* Examples: the geographic location of a city, the time of day 2. Subjective: details that may be true, but are verifiable only
by reference to your own state of mind a. Examples: feelings about an event, description of a person b. Word connotation (associations that affect meaning
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Strategies for Nonfiction Reading
1. Preview 2. Figure out the organization 3. Separate FACT and OPINION 4. Question???? 5. Predict 6. Build 7. Evaluate
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1. Preview
Skim selection to get an idea of what it’s about by looking at title, pictures diagrams, subtitles, and terms you see in boldface
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2. Figure out the Organization
Chronological order or how the work is arranged
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3. Separate Fact and Opinion
FACTS- statements that can be proven
OPINION- statements that cannot be proven
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4. Question
Why did things happen the way they did? Do you share the writer’s opinion?
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5. Predict
What will happen next? What will the author say about an issue?
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6. Build
Add new information to what you already know, and see if your ideas or opinions change.
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7. Evaluate
Form opinions about people, events, and ideas. Decide whether or not you like the way a piece is written.
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Intended Audience
The type of people who would like this genre of writing.
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Author’s Purpose
Entertain Persuade Inform