NONFICTION

Nonfiction Writing that deals with real people, places, and events Contains factual information

Point of View The perspective by which a story or narrative recounts a tale or presents information FIRST PERSON: Uses first person pronouns like I, me, we. SECOND PERSON: Uses second person pronouns like you and your. THIRD PERSON: Uses third person pronouns like he, she, it. Authors can select and organize the facts to suit his or her purpose Sometimes beliefs are slanted to a particular position. This is called bias.

Autobiography and biography Types of nonfiction Autobiography and biography Essays Interviews Visual Media Articles

Autobiography and Biography The story of a person’s life told by that person is an autobiography. The story of a person’s life told by someone else is a biography.

Essays Three types of essays: Personal: loose structure, tells a story Informative: Gives information, is very structured Argumentative: Persuasive writing that convinces the reader to accept a point of view

Visual Media Pictorial or other graphic forms of communication Types: maps, photographs, illustrations, charts, diagrams.

Articles News article: Deals with a particular topic, event, or issue Can be found in newspapers, magazines, internet, and radio/t.v. Science article: Deals with particular theory, scientific observation, or discovery Articles use jargon, a very specific vocabulary

Characteristics of Nonfiction Text Features: deal with the words or text Includes: paragraphs, facts, captions, footnotes, table of contents, glossary, bibliography Graphic Features: deal with visuals Includes: graphs, charts, diagrams, colored print, headings, maps. Organizational Features: How the writing is organized Types: Compare/Contrast, Chronological, Spatial, Cause/Effect, Order of Importance, Problem/Solution