Nonfiction Introduction Sixth Grade Literature

Nonfiction Gives information or states the author’s opinion Is about real people, events, or ideas Gives info from the author’s perspective, which is the way the author sees things. The author’s attitude or feelings about a topic is called the tone.

Writer’s Purpose To explain To persuade – attempt to manipulate the reader’s opinion To inform To entertain

Types of Nonfiction Biography-person’s life story, told by someone else Autobiography-person’s life story, told by the author himself Letter-written message from one person to another, to share information, thoughts, or feelings

Types of Nonfiction (cont.) Essay-brief written work that tells the author’s opinion about something Informational text-written work that gives information, such as a textbook, job application, or instruction manual Speech-written work meant to be spoken to an audience