nonfiction – factual prose writing about real people, places, and events
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Nonfiction – factual prose writing about real people, places, and events
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Types of Nonfiction
I. Narrative Nonfiction
II. Informative Nonfiction
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Narrative Nonfictiontells a story and commonly has characteristics of fiction, such as setting, characters, theme, and plot
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Types of Narrative Nonfiction
BiographyAutobiographyMemoirNarrative Essay
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BiographyBiography – the account of a person’s life written by someone other than the subject
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AutobiographyAutobiography – the story of a person’s life written by that person
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MemoirMemoir – an account of an event or period in one’s life emphasizing the narrator’s own experience of it
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Narrative Essay
Narrative Essay – factual writing that tells a story
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II. Informative Nonfiction
explains a topic or promotes an opinion
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Types of Informative Nonfiction
EssayFormal EssayInformal EssayPersonal Essay
Speeches
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Informative Essay
Informative Essay – a short piece of nonfiction writing; the purpose of the essay is to communicate an idea or opinion.
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Types of Informative Essays
Formal EssayInformal EssayPersonal Essay
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Formal Essay
Formal essay – serious and impersonal
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Informal Essay
Informal essay – entertains while it informs, usually in light, conversational style
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Personal EssayPersonal essay – an informal essay that makes personal references
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Speech
short oral essay
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Fiction or NonFictionIf NonFiction – Which Type of NonFictionWhy did you put it in that category?What criteria did it meet?