Non-fictional Narrative Writing

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Non-fictional Narrative Writing

• Make it personal!

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Fictional Not trueNon-fictional true
Narrative tells a storyNon-fictional
narrative- tells a true story

• Examples of non-fictional narrative writing
• Biography
• Autobiography
• Memoir
• Narrative essay

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BIOGRAPHICALTell someone elses story

• Sea Biscuit An American Legend, by Laura
  Hillenbrand
• Left For Dead, by Pete Nelson
• Arthur Ashe Remembered, John McFee
• Rosa Parks, Douglas Brinkley

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AUTOBIOGRAPHICALTell your own story

• Memoir examples
• Old Shoes, Karen Thornton
• Body surfer, Jude Thornton
• The Bouquet, Naomi Levy
• The Talk, Gary Soto

• The preface of
• Left For Dead,by Hunter Scott
• The Washwoman, by Isaac Singer
• The Rights to the Streets of Memphis, by
  Richard Wright

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Narrative EssayMay focus on
persuasion, but by telling personal
experiencessome editorialsA Few words, Mary
OliverNever Do That to a Book, Ann
FadimanThe Talk, (humorous essay) Gary
SotoYour pet peeve editorial was a narrative
essay
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Narrative Writingand the Writers VoiceFive
elements of Voice1. Diction-word choice2.
syntax- sentence structure3. Detail4. Imagery
and figurative language5. Tone attitude of
author
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Todays Grammar LessonAn essential appositive
does NOT need commasNon-essential appositive
The apple, picked this afternoon, tasted yummy in
my salad.Essential appositive The actor Dennis
Quaid will be signing autographs in the foyer