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Argumentative Informational/Explanatory Narrative
Types of Nonfiction Argumentative Informational/Explanatory Narrative
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Nonfiction Genre About REAL: People Places Ideas Experiences
Ex. President Obama or Mr. Stewart Places Ex. London, England or MFMS Gymnasium Ideas Ex. worship or knowledge Experiences Ex. moving to a new town or earning an A+ on a test
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Common Forms of Nonfiction
Letters and Journals Contain personal thoughts and reflections Biographies The life story of someone written by another person Autobiographies The writer’s account of his/her own life Memoirs The writer’s record of experiences from of his/her own life
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Common Forms of Nonfiction
Media Accounts Works written for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio Essays Medium in length Discussion of a topic Can tell a lot about the author Express author’s personal feelings
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Common Forms of Nonfiction
Articles Small in length Focus on the facts of a subject Express an author’s bias their strong opinions on a topic
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Audiences and Purposes
Essays Found in Magazines Attract readers looking for information and inspiration
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Audiences and Purposes cont.
Articles Found in newspapers and encyclopedias Attract readers looking for facts
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Types of Writing Argumentative Writing
Attempts to convince the reader to think about or act on something or accept a writer’s opinion using evidence for support Informational/Explanatory Writing Presents facts, discusses ideas, or explains a process
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Types of Writing cont. Narrative Writing Conveys a real experience
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Elements of Nonfiction Writing
Organization Presents information clearly and logically It makes sense! Compare/Contrast Cause/Effect Problem/Solution Chronological Order Author’s Purpose Information is related to the author’s reason for writing
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Purposes of Nonfiction
To EXPLAIN Tells you how to do something Describes someone/something To ENTERTAIN Provides an escape Something to do for fun during free time
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Purposes of Nonfiction
To INFORM Gives you information To PERSUADE/ARGUE Attempts to change your view/opinion about something
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Author’s Viewpoint What the author thinks and feels about his/her subject. Identifying an author’s viewpoint is important because the reader can: Understand why the author is interested in the subject Understand what the author thinks about the topic Understand what the author may want the reader to think
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Author’s Viewpoint Readers can often establish what the author’s viewpoint is by: Thinking about the facts and opinions given in the text Thinking about the language used by the author Determining the author’s purpose for writing
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Author’s Viewpoint Ask yourself these questions as the reader:
What opinions or belief statements are evident in the article? What evidence did the author include to support his/her opinions? What words/phrases did the author use to present the information? Why did the author write this selection?
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