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LGA 3101 (ISL WEEK 7 Article 1)

NON-FICTION BOOKS

Non-Fictionis prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real

people, places, objects, or events. It is an account or representation of a subject

which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can

give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is

generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at

the time of their composition. utobiographies, biographies, essays, reports, letters,

memos, and newspaper articles are all types of nonfiction.

Characteristics of Non-iction

!. "or#s of nonfiction differ from wor#s of fiction in several ways.

$. The people, events, places, and ideas presented in nonfiction are real, not

invented.

%. &onfiction is narrated by an author who is a real person.

'. It presents facts, describes true(life experiences, or discusses ideas.

). &onfiction is written for a specific audience, or group of readers. In addition, it

addresses a clear purpose, or reason for writing. The audience and purpose

influence the type of information a writer includes.

*. Tone, the author+s attitude toward the subject or reader, is displayed through

the writer+s word choice and style.

The writer contributes more than information to nonfiction.

!. St!leis the particular way in which a writer uses language. tyle reflects an

author+s personality. -actors that contribute to an author+s style include level

of formality, use of figurative language, diction or word choice, sentence

patterns, and methods of organiation.

$. "oneis the author+s attitude toward both the subject and readers or listeners.

In conversations, you can hear a spea#er+s tone in the way words and

phrases are spo#en. "hen reading, you can /hear0 tone in an author+s choice

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of words and details. The tone of a literary wor# can often be described with a

single word such as1pompous, playful, serious, personal, sarcastic, or

friendly

%. #ers$ecti%eis the viewpoint or opinion an author expresses about thesubject, either directly or indirectly. &iasoccurs when a writer ma#es a one(

sided presentation 2for example, by ignoring relevant facts or by using

emotional language that unfairly sways readers+ or listeners+ feelings3.

'. #'r$oseis the author+s reason for writing. 4ommon purposes are to inform,

to persuade, to honor, to entertain, to explain, and to warn.

"!$es of Non-iction

There are four main types, or modes, of nonfiction that are defined by their purposes.

!. &arrative nonfiction tells stories of real(life events. 5xamples include

autobiographies and memoirs. ome narrative nonfiction is reflective writing,

which shares the writer+s thoughts and feelings about a personal experience,

an idea, or a concern. 5xamples include reflective essays, personal essays,

and journals.

$. 5xpository nonfiction informs or explains. 5xamples include analytical essays

and research reports.

%. 6ersuasive nonfiction presents reasons and evidence to convince the reader

to act or thin# in a certain way. 5xamples include editorials and political

speeches.

'. 7escriptive nonfiction uses details related to the senses to create mental

images for the reader. 5xamples include character s#etches and scientific

observations.

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PICTURE BOOKS

The phrase 8picture boo#8 is commonly used to describe a boo#, most often written

for children,in which the content, whether a story, an alphabet, or a nursery rhyme, to

name just a few possibilities, is conveyed through the use of words and pictures in

combination or through pictures alone. picture boo# differs from an illustrated boo#

in that the pictures it contains form an essential part of the structure of the boo#.

Illustrations are supplements to a wor# that can stand on its own. 7ue to physical

factors in the boo#binding process, picture boo#s are conventionally %$ pages long.

6icture boo#s, thus defined, are a relatively new form of boo#, originating in the early

twentieth century. "anda 9ag is widely considered to be a major innovator in the

development of picture boo#s. The formula for illustrated boo#s had been to show

text on the left page and pictures on the right page, side(by(side, without combining

them. In Millions of Cats, 9ag mixed up the order of the pages of pictures and text,

combined pictures and text and stretched pictures onto more than one page. Her

ideas paved the way for modern authors:illustrators li#e aurice enda#, 7r. euss,

and 5ric 4arle.

"!$es of #ict're &oos

&oar &oos

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where each sentence uses a letter of the alphabet to tell a story about being in

>indergarten.

ge1 suggested for ages $(?

5xamples1 Freiht !rainby 7onald 4rews, Sha"es# Sha"es# Sha"esby Tana

Hoban, $lantin a %ainbo&by =ois 5hlert,

Eas! *eaers

5asy @eader boo#s are also #nown as

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boo# by as#ing the child questions and helping them to describe what they see. The

website for the 5ric 4arle useum of 6icture

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Have the child hold out a finger every time they see a word that they do not

#now or cannot pronounce.

A. &o fingers raised ( the boo# is probably not challenging enough