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NONFICTION

NONFICTION. The writing about people, events, and ideas. It is the broadest category of literature. Under the Umbrella of Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction. Autobiography-presents the story of a person’s life written by that person Memoir- a first-person’s account of events in the author’s life

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NONFICTION

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  1. NONFICTION The writing about people, events, and ideas. It is the broadest category of literature.

  2. Under the Umbrella of NonfictionNarrative Nonfiction • Autobiography-presents the story of a person’s life written by that person • Memoir- a first-person’s account of events in the author’s life • Biography- an account of a person’s life written by someone else. • A Narrative essay- a short composition that relates a true story .

  3. Informative Nonfiction • Explains a topic or promotes an opinion. Examples Essays- most common type of literary nonfiction. It is a short piece of writing devoted to a single topic. Two Main Types of essays: Expository- Explaining a process Persuasive- promoting an opinion

  4. Analyzing Nonfiction • First- identify the type of work you are reading. • Study the title and skim the first few paragraphs. • You should be able to tell whether the work is an autobiography or a memoir, a biography, an essay, or another type of nonfiction.

  5. How to Read Nonfiction • Reading Strategies: • Predict- Make educated guess about what your are reading. Preview by looking at title, skimming the text, examining photographs, illustrations, charts, and other graphics. Make predictions before beginning to read and also as you read. • Connect- Make connections with what you already know and with your own life • Questions- Question anything you do not understand.

  6. More Reading Strategies • Visualize- use details the writer gives you to form mental pictures of people, places, and objects. • Evaluate- Make judgments about what you read. Is this a statement or a fact? Do I agree or disagree with this author? • Review- Pause often to think about what you have read. • Respond- React to what you have read.

  7. Student interaction • VIEW PAINTING- PAGE 420 • ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: • What is the most prominent object in the painting? • What else do you see in this painting? • What do you think these things represent? • What is unusual about the painting? • What is the difference between fiction and non fiction? • Can you name one nonfiction you have read? What was it and what was it about?

  8. Writings to be completed: Autobiographical incident( “A Match to the Heart”) Stop and Write session on a Persuasive Essay (“What Is and Ain’t Grammatical”) Comparing Perspectives in Speeches (“I’ve Seen the Promised Land”) Multi- paragraph Composition on Multi-Cultural Differences (“Living Well, Living Good”) Comparing Cultural Perspectives (“A Swimming Lesson”)

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