1. Nonfiction Genres

2. What is Non-Fiction? NON-FICTION is information that is…

3. Features of Non-Fiction Table of Contents Glossary Index Headings Bold Print Photographs/Real Pictures Charts, Graphs, and Maps Captions Fact and Opinion Example of a caption: This is an image of a monarch caterpillar taken at a butterfly garden in Florida.

4. Purposes of Non-Fiction To Explain To Entertain To Persuade To Inform *Most titles can fit several purposes* – For example, a book can inform & persuade at the same time!

5. To Explain Tells or Teaches you how to do something “How To”

6. To ENTERTAIN Provide an escape Something to do for fun during free time

7. To Persuade Attempts to change your view/opinion about something

8. To Inform (Information) Reference Material Dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, textbook, etc. Topic/Interest Books Art, cooking, exercise, sports, war, animals, business, cars, gardening, etc. https://yo utu.be/PR XpAXsw9e w

9. Now Let’s Look @ Some Sub-Genres of Non-Fiction!

10. Biography/Autobiography Narrative of a person's life. A true story about a real person. Biography – 3 rd Person (He, She, They) Autobiography – 1 st Person (I, We)

11. Memoir/Diary Memoir- A collection of memories that an individual writes about that took place in their life. Diary- a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences. – Diary of a Wimpy Kid is fiction…Anne Frank is real What’s the difference??? A diary is a record of (unrelated) events in one's life. A memoir selects specific events or scenes and weaves them into a story. https://youtu.be/ vjAmPnXq9Dc

12. Speech/Essay A short literary composition that reflects the author's outlook or point. Speech = Spoken Essay = Written

13. How would you classify this book? https://youtu.be/U_rwC2b5rks