1. Introduction to Nonfiction with We Beat the Street
Mrs. Rasinen

2. Nonfiction
Nonfiction includes any type of writing that is about REAL people, REAL places, or REAL events.
Examples
Autobiographies
Biographies
Memoirs
Letters
Essays
Speeches
News articles

3. Nonfiction Autobiography Biography
Story of one’s life written by that person
Biography
Story of one’s life written by someone other than that person

4. Nonfiction Memoir Essay
About the person who wrote it; focuses on one experience, event, or period in that person’s life
Essay
Short piece of writing through which the writer explores a single topic from his/her perspective

5. We Beat the Street Meet the Authors Dr. Sampson Davis
Dr. George Jenkins
Dr. Rameck Hunt
With Ms. Sharon M. Draper

6. We Beat the Street
Video clips and interviews