1. Nonfiction
Literary Types
LAP 4

2. Elements of nonfiction
Nonfiction deals only with real people, events, or ideas.
Narrated from the point of view, or perspective, of the author, who is a real person.
Nonfiction presents facts or discusses concepts
It may reflect the historical context of the time period, including references to major social and cultural information.

3. Types of nonfiction
Biographies- tell the story of someone’s life from the perspective of another writer
Autobiographies (Memoir) - tell the story of the author’s life and reflect the writer’s thoughts and feelings about events.

4. Types of nonfiction
Letters- are written forms of communication from one person to another.
Journals & Diaries- records of daily events and writer’s thoughts & feelings about them. Can be private or public. (periodicals: newspapers, magazines, journals)

5. Types of nonfiction
Essays & articles- brief written works about a specific topic. Purpose might be to explain, persuade, or inform.
Informational Texts- written documents such as textbooks, applications, instructions, and articles.

6. Night by elie wiesel
Night, written by Elie wiesel is a memoir of his accounts and experiences of the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps in nazi Germany.
A memoir is a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.