1. Non-fiction
types & purposes

2. Autobiography The story of a person’s life, told by that person.
First-person point of view
I and me
Journals, diaries, memoirs, letters

3. Biography
The story of a person’s life as told by someone other than that person.
Third-person point of view
He, she, her, he, him
Use letters, interviews, diaries, etc. to obtain information

4. Other forms Informative articles Interviews Essays Opinion articles
Newspapers, magazines, etc.
Interviews
Essays
Persuasive, narrative, c/c, research-based, personal experience
Opinion articles
Editorials

5. Purposes of N-F Inform Entertain Persuade Provoke thought
*always determine your purpose before beginning to read non-fiction