2. Nonfiction Writings about real people, real places, real events

3. Nonfiction Contains factual information

4. BIOGRAPHY The story of a person’s life TOLD BY SOMEONE ELSE The writer of a biography is called a BIOGRAPHER. The biographer researches in order to provide the reader with accurate information Biographies often contain the same elements as fiction: character, setting, plot, but they are all real.

5. Biography

6. AUTOBIOGRAPHY The story of a person’s life told by the person Almost always written in FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW Often can be “book-length” Shorter types of autobiographical writing: journals, diaries, letters, memoirs

7. Autobiography

8. ESSAYS Short piece of writing on a single subject Often found in newspapers and magazines

9. EXPOSITORY ESSAYS Essays that EXPLAIN Formal language Thesis statement Serious

10. Expository Essay

11. PERSONAL ESSAYS Explain personal feelings Sound conversational

12. Personal Essay

13. PERSUASIVE ESSAYS Written to convince Special vocabulary Strong opinions Call to action Formal

14. Persuasive Essay

15. INFORMATIVE ARTICLE News stories: unbiased accounts of current events Feature stories: human interest stories, interesting people or events

17. INTERVIEW Based on a conversation Interviewer takes notes, records, films conversation Publishes interview online, magazines, newspapers, TV

18. Interview

19. READING NONFICTION 1. Preview selection: Look at all pictures, headlines, captions, boldface type, italics Make a prediction

20. 2. Clarify the organization – Decide if it is in chronological order – Decide if it is organized around a central idea – As you read look for signals » Signal words » First, next, before, during, etc.

21. 3. Summarize the main idea – MAIN IDEA: MOST IMPORTANT POINT – DETAILS: Support the main idea, HOLD IT UP

22. 4. Separate Fact and Opinion – Facts can be proven – Opinions cannot be proven – Good writers can present opinions as if they were facts, BE CAREFUL!

23. Evaluate what you read What was the author’s purpose? Was there bias? Form your own opinions

24. NONFICTION