1. Types of Non-Fiction

2. Essay
Examines and discusses a focused topic, often including the writer’s personal viewpoints
Narrative(tells a story of actual events)
Descriptive(creates an impression about a person, object, or experience through sensory details)
Expository(provides info or explains)
Persuasive(convincing readers)
Reflective(expresses writer’s thoughts)

3. Article
Provides information about a topic

4. Speech
Written to be read aloud

5. Writer also contributes these to nonfiction.
Style(way in which a writer uses language…reflects the author’s personality)
Tone(author’s attitude towards the subject…playful, serious, personal, sarcastic, friendly)
Perspective(viewpoint….bias is a one-sided presentation)
Purpose(reason for writing)

6. Do you understand?
Formal, friendly, or casual
A style
B descriptive

7. Encouraging polite behavior
A essay
B bias

8. Retelling a historical event
A persuasive
B narrative

9. Explaining how Congress votes
A expository
B reflective

10. Comic, mysterious, or doubtful
A tone
B article