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Non-fictionMrs. Cruz10th Grade
Definition:• Non-fiction: Factual and true writing that tells about
real people, places and events.
• They describe true facts about the topic being written about.
• Non-fiction means real
Examples of Non-fiction
News papersMagazines
Textbooks
Biography & Autobiography Essays
Biography• An account of someone's life written by someone
else.
Autobiography• An account of a person's life written by that person.
Memoir • An autobiography or a written account of one's
memory of certain events or people
Newspaper• A printed publication consisting of folded
unstapled sheets and containing news, feature articles, advertisements, and correspondence.
Magazine• periodical publication containing articles and
illustrations, typically covering a particular subject.
Essay• An essay is a short nonfiction work about a particular
subject.– Descriptive
– Expository
– Narrative
– Persuasive
The Purpose of non-fiction is to inform the reader.
Text Features• How can I tell the difference?
Photographs and Illustrations
Table of Contents
Index
Glossary
Headings
Text (Bold, Color, and Italics)
Elements of Non-fiction
Perspective: The way a writer looks at a subject is called perspective . It is also referred to as:
• View point
• Point of view
• Stance
Elements of Non-fiction
Perspective
• In writing, perspective describes the attitude an author takes toward the subject and readers.
• How would you describe this writer’s perspective on soccer?
“Playing Soccer is a
waste of time.”
Elements of Non-fictionSubjective and objective writing
Subjective writing can be very personal
Objective writing sticks to the facts.
Elements of Non-fiction• Objective Writing:
Children view about 40,000 ads a year, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Subjective Writing:
Some commercials make me laugh; others are just annoying.
Elements of Non-fiction
My family likes my cooking—I mean, at least they do now!
It took them some time to recover from my first batch of chili. I had promised to make dinner on the day we got a new video game, and I forgot all about cooking.
Racing to make dinner, I measured the chili powder by the tablespoon instead of the teaspoon. My brother took one bite and named it “Lane’s Famous Fire-Breathing Chili.”
Is the writers perspective
objective, or is it subjective?
How do you know?
Quick Check
Now lets practice!• Write an objective paragraph and a subjective
paragraph.
Remember:
Subjective writing can be very personal
Objective writing sticks to the facts.