Elements of Nonfiction

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Elements of Nonfiction

• What is nonfiction?
• It is writing about real people, places things,
  and ideas.

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Purposes on Nonfiction

• To inform
• To give an opinion
• To persuade
• To entertain

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Types of Nonfiction

• Biography/autobiography
• Personal narrative (one incident)
• Informative article
• True-life adventure
• Essay (may persuade, give an opinion, or simply
  narrate an event)
• Newspaper column

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Strategies for Reading Nonfiction

• Set a purpose for reading
• Preview the reading material
• Understand the organization of the work
• Look for main ideas or topic sentences
• Separate fact from opinion
• Be aware of writers tone

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Fact vs. Opinion

• Facts statements that can be proven (Example
  Ellen Goodman is the author of Primal Screen.
• Opinions statements that express a writers
  belief and cannot be proven.
• (Example Ellen Goodman is the worlds best
  columnist.)