Non-Fiction: Reading and Characteristics

What is Non-Fiction? Tells about things that are real Inspired by excitement about a subject. What genre’s are nonfiction? We are going to look at the following literary elements:

Personification Style Alliteration Irony Flashback

Essay: The word essay dates back to the 16 century French

writer Montaigne. He jotted down ideas on several subjects and called

them Essais Essay are written for several reasons:

Entertain Inform Explain Persuade Describe

Essay’s Continued: General purpose is an attempt to say something about a

subject, but not everything. Examples of Essays:

Article Sports Column A movie review Editorial

How to read an Essay: To read an essay you need to be in active reader:

Aware of what the author is trying to say Pay attention to the subject and the way it is arranged Look for elements of style (we will address these as a class)

Guidelines for a class reading: Determine the purpose Determine the tone Personality of writer Main Idea of essay

The Whistle: Background

Informal Essay Written by Benjamin Franklin Teaches a lesson that he has observed from others Reader Notes to guide how you might tackle the reading

of an essay are provided

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In the Jungle: Notes5 minute write:Why do people go to the jungle?

As you read determine Annie Dillard’a purpose for being in the jungle.

Learn With BOOK 5 minute write:

How easy are books to handle? How portable are they? What if you had to carry a computer?

YOUR TURN! Using the internet, do some research on how modern day

technology or any product is advertised. Gain some ideas. Think of something that is “outdated”:

Telephone with cord Pump sneakers Nordic Trek

1) Attempt to Re-market this item to today’s society.

Grading for Commercial

1) Create a script to be typed up and turned in first. 2) Use photo booth to find an effective background and to film your commercial.3) In a brief paragraph, explain the tactics that you used to market your product to today’s

society. Consider the following:- How did you appeal to your audience- What reasons did you give for why you might want this product- What counter-arguments do you think you audience might make for not needing this product. How could you address these. - Read through the Satire section on page 267. In what ways did your commercial use Satire like the essay “Learning with BOOK”

3 complete class periods!1) Look at examples (research), find product, find

background2) Type scripts and get approval

3) Shoot commercial

Clean Fun at Riverhead

What feelings or emotions does this picture create?

Clean Fun at Riverhead What is this a picture of:

Clean Fun at Riverhead

Objective: Analyze the style and purpose of Wolfe’s writing in “Clean Fun at Riverhead”.

Consider: Rome had arena sports with gladiators waging bloody battles. The modern era has demolition derbies. Wolfe asks: Has society really made much progress in the

development of humaneness?

Biography & Autobiography

Both try and capture the qualities of character that define a person’s life. Ways to present information in this genre:

Document Objectively Interpretation All make subjective connections Writers interpret and sort out evidence to share with us (have a stance)

Organization:1- Organized around one major event.2- Series of events without one single focus3- Sense of life from beginning to the end

Overall IDEA: To understand the meaning of human life and perhaps the secret of success and failure in living.

Peter The Great 5 minute write:

List some great rulers in history.

The Death of Socrates What do you already know about Socrates?

Did you know: Socrates wore one garment all year and walked barefoot

on the snow?

The Death of Socrates 200 Word Response (use turnitin.com) please respond to the

following prompt:

Discuss what Socrates says about how his followers may please him. Discuss what Socrates means when he says that only his body will be buried. Discuss also his last prayer, last request, and his beliefs

about how one should face death.

2 DAYS1) Read/Discuss/Plan Essay

2) Write/ Edit/ Post Essay

The Life of Caesar: Julius Caesar:

Military Genius Ruler of Rome http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?

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