1. Non-Fiction
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2. What is it?!
Real facts or information
Most prevalent form of writing

3. Examples Autobiographies Blueprints Biographies Editorials
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Newspaper
Directions
User Manuals
Textbooks
Blueprints
Editorials
Maps
Documentaries
Diagrams
Many Essays
Letter

4. Audience The people reading the text
Authors write differently depending on their intended audience.
Example: Texts about your weekend to your mom or your best friend….
Example: A children’s book about the Holocaust vs. a textbook about it

5. Text Features
Titles and Headings: offers key words and information; previews the main topic of the text
Special fonts (bold, italic, underline): draws readers’ attention; emphasis

6. Text Features
Maps: offers directions or gives readers context

7. Pictures: allows readers to visualize and make connections
Captions: provide additional information to explain pictures

8. Text Features
Charts/Graphs/Diagrams: visual representation of data

9. Sidebars: usually offers additional information or highlights main ideas

10. Glossary: list of important terms and definitions

11. Table of Contents: lists the contents and page numbers for easy access

12. Purpose Authors write with a purpose: To INFORM
 Discovery Magazine article about dolphins 
To PERSUADE  Opinion article in the newspaper 
To ENTERTAIN  Memoir 

13. BIAS
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared to another; usually in a way considered to be unfair
AKA: opinion
Based on: age, political views, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, past experiences, family, etc.

14. Who Cares?
Why is it important to understand BIAS in non-fiction texts?   

15. “Legal abortion helps parents limit their families to the number of children they want and can afford. This strengthens and stabilizes the family unit. Therefore, pro-choice is pro-child and pro-family. Anti-abortion laws can cause stress and hardship for families with insufficient resources to raise unwanted children.”