1. Academia Santa Rosa English Class Group Elements of Non Fiction Prof. Eddie Ortiz Roman, Ph.D Principal: Dr. Lorrie Cuevas

2. Non-Fiction
What is non-fiction?

3. Non-Fiction The subject of nonfiction is real
The author writes about actual persons, places and events.
The writer may just report facts
The writer may also include personal opinions
Often there is a mixture of both
Readers must read critically

4. Elements of Non-Fiction
Can you name three elements of non-fiction?
Dr. Eddie Ortiz Roman, Ph.D
Jan

5. Elements of Non-Fiction
Characters, Plot, and Setting: Like fiction, nonfiction has characters, plot, and setting. However, these elements are real, not made up. The main character in an autobiography or biography is called the subject. The subject's words, thoughts, and actions are presented.

6. More Elements
Purpose: Different types of nonfiction have different purposes. Biographies and autobiographies, for example, have the purpose of informing the reader. They use explanatory, descriptive, and narrative paragraphs. Other types of nonfiction, such as newspaper editorials, are intended to win readers over to a certain opinion. They use persuasive paragraphs. Sometimes a piece of writing combines purposes

7. Quick Check What is non-fiction? It is real
Describe several elements of non fiction
Character, plot, setting, and they use explanatory, descriptive, and narrative paragraphs
Dr. Eddie Ortiz Roman, Ph.D
Jan 23, 2019

8. More Elements
Tone: The writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter is called tone. A writer's tone may be sympathetic, It may be bitter, It may be comic, hopeful, solemn, or anything the writer likes.

9. Types of Non-Fiction Autobiography Biography Journalism
Dairies & Journals
Memoirs
Letters
Text Books
Other

10. Autobiography
What is a autobiography?

11. Autobiography Written about the person by the person for publication
Author has some purpose for writing
To teach
To arouse awareness
To warn
Simply to entertain

12. Biography
What is a biography?

13. Biography
The accurate presentation of a life story from birth to death (sometimes) of an individual.
Historical biographies include strands of an individual’s life interwoven with historical persons, places and events

14. Journalism
Can you name three places you would see journalism?

15. Journalism
Newspapers
Magazines
Online sources

16. Types of Journalism Interviews Columns Reviews Articles Editorials
Editorial Cartoons

17. Example

18. What is a diary? What is a journal?
Diaries and Journals
What is a diary? What is a journal?

19. Diaries and Journals
Diaries: a private form of writing with no further intended audience
Journals: varying styles and topics. Give a glimpse of the writer’s value of his or her world

20. Memoir
What is a memoir?

21. Memoirs
A TYPE OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAOL WRITING, DEALING WITH THE RECOLLECTIONS OF PROMINENT PEOPLE OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF OR HAVE WITNESSED SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.
CONSIDERED BOTH AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

22. Letters
What is a letter?

23. Letters Private Letters Public Letter Letters can Reveal character
Express opinions
Ask for information
Give information
Audience and Purpose influence tone.

24. Quick Check
What is the difference between an autobiography and an biography?
An autobiography is written by the person it is about and a biography is written by someone else.

25. Non-Fiction Reading Tips
Critical Reading
Look at writer’s background
Look at writer’s purpose
Look at writer’s attitude
Look at writer’s audience

26. You Do
On the left side of your interactive notebook, list one of each kind of non-fiction learned today (do not use any examples given today). Make sure to illustrate and color.