Non-fictionMrs. Cruz10th Grade

Definition:• Non-fiction: Factual and true writing that tells about

real people, places and events.

• They describe true facts about the topic being written about.

• Non-fiction means real

Examples of Non-fiction

News papersMagazines

Textbooks

Biography & Autobiography Essays

Biography• An account of someone's life written by someone

else.

Autobiography• An account of a person's life written by that person.

Memoir • An autobiography or a written account of one's

memory of certain events or people

Newspaper• A printed publication consisting of folded

unstapled sheets and containing news, feature articles, advertisements, and correspondence.

Magazine• periodical publication containing articles and

illustrations, typically covering a particular subject.

Essay• An essay is a short nonfiction work about a particular

subject.– Descriptive

– Expository

– Narrative

– Persuasive

The Purpose of non-fiction is to inform the reader.

Text Features• How can I tell the difference?

Photographs and Illustrations

Table of Contents

Index

Glossary

Headings

Text (Bold, Color, and Italics)

Elements of Non-fiction

Perspective: The way a writer looks at a subject is called perspective . It is also referred to as:

• View point

• Point of view

• Stance

Elements of Non-fiction

Perspective

• In writing, perspective describes the attitude an author takes toward the subject and readers.

• How would you describe this writer’s perspective on soccer?

“Playing Soccer is a

waste of time.”

Elements of Non-fictionSubjective and objective writing

Subjective writing can be very personal

Objective writing sticks to the facts.

Elements of Non-fiction• Objective Writing:

Children view about 40,000 ads a year, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

• Subjective Writing:

Some commercials make me laugh; others are just annoying.

Elements of Non-fiction

My family likes my cooking—I mean, at least they do now!

It took them some time to recover from my first batch of chili. I had promised to make dinner on the day we got a new video game, and I forgot all about cooking.

Racing to make dinner, I measured the chili powder by the tablespoon instead of the teaspoon. My brother took one bite and named it “Lane’s Famous Fire-Breathing Chili.”

Is the writers perspective

objective, or is it subjective?

How do you know?

Quick Check

Now lets practice!• Write an objective paragraph and a subjective

paragraph.

Remember:

Subjective writing can be very personal

Objective writing sticks to the facts.