Nonfiction
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Nonfiction Nonfiction 7 7 th th Grade Grade
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A review of the nonfiction notes introduced at the beginning of the unit.
Transcript of Nonfiction
Nonfiction Nonfiction 77thth Grade Grade
What is Nonfiction?What is Nonfiction?
Nonfiction is a type of writing that Nonfiction is a type of writing that deals with real people, places, and deals with real people, places, and events. A newspaper article, a set of events. A newspaper article, a set of instructions, and an encyclopedia instructions, and an encyclopedia article are also forms of nonfiction . It article are also forms of nonfiction . It contains factual information, but the contains factual information, but the writer can arrange the information in writer can arrange the information in any way he/she chooses.any way he/she chooses.
Types of NonfictionTypes of Nonfiction
We are going to learn about. 5 types of We are going to learn about. 5 types of Nonfiction.Nonfiction.
AutobiographyAutobiography BiographyBiography EssayEssay Informative ArticleInformative Article Interview Interview
The story of a person’s The story of a person’s life told by that life told by that person. It is written person. It is written in the first person.in the first person.
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The word autobiography can be broken up The word autobiography can be broken up into three parts.into three parts.
auto auto = self = self
bio bio = life = life
graph = writinggraph = writing
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An autobiography can read just like a story. An autobiography can read just like a story. It is usually a long work that covers a It is usually a long work that covers a long part of the writer’s life. long part of the writer’s life.
You’ll also notice that the narrator of this You’ll also notice that the narrator of this story keeps using the pronouns “I” or story keeps using the pronouns “I” or “me”. That’s because autobiographies “me”. That’s because autobiographies are written in the first personare written in the first person
Examples of Examples of Autobiographies are…Autobiographies are…
Journals- Journals-
Diaries-Diaries-
Letters- Letters-
Memoirs- Memoirs-
A biography is the A biography is the story of a person’s story of a person’s life told by someone life told by someone else. It is written in else. It is written in the third person. The the third person. The biography of Eleanor biography of Eleanor Roosevelt is a great Roosevelt is a great example!example!
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~ The biographer gets information by conducting ~ The biographer gets information by conducting interviews and reading letters and diaries.interviews and reading letters and diaries.
~ biographies contain some elements of fiction, such ~ biographies contain some elements of fiction, such as as characterscharacters and and settingsetting. .
~ The sole purpose of a biography is to present an ~ The sole purpose of a biography is to present an accurate account of the subject’s life.accurate account of the subject’s life.
An essay is a short piece of writing on a single-An essay is a short piece of writing on a single-subject. Essays are often found in newspapers subject. Essays are often found in newspapers and magazines. The purpose of an essay is to and magazines. The purpose of an essay is to share opinions, try to entertain or persuade , or share opinions, try to entertain or persuade , or describe a topic. describe a topic.
There are three types of essays:There are three types of essays: ExpositoryExpository PersuasivePersuasive Personal Personal
Expository Writing Expository Writing
Expository writingExpository writing
presents or explainspresents or explains
information.information.
Persuasive Writing Persuasive Writing
Persuasive writing Persuasive writing develops an develops an argument. argument.
The writer tries to The writer tries to convince the reader convince the reader to adopt a point of to adopt a point of view or perspective.view or perspective.
Personal EssayPersonal Essay
Personal Essays Personal Essays expresses writer’s expresses writer’s thoughts and thoughts and feelings.feelings.
Informative articles Informative articles provides facts about a provides facts about a subject. Some examples subject. Some examples are:are:
NewspapersNewspapers Magazines ArticlesMagazines Articles TextbooksTextbooks PamphletsPamphlets History BooksHistory Books Gardening Books.Gardening Books.
A conversation in which A conversation in which one person ask another one person ask another person questions for the person questions for the purpose of gathering purpose of gathering information information
Helps interviewer keep an Helps interviewer keep an accurate account of a accurate account of a person’s life or a time in person’s life or a time in historyhistory..
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The interviewer takes notes, tape records, The interviewer takes notes, tape records, or films the conversation in order to keep or films the conversation in order to keep an accurate record. an accurate record.
