1. Nonfiction – factual prose writing about real people, places, and events

2. Types of Nonfiction I. Narrative Nonfiction II. Informative Nonfiction

3. Narrative Nonfiction tells a story and commonly has characteristics of fiction, such as setting, characters, theme, and plot

4. Types of Narrative Nonfiction Biography Autobiography Memoir Narrative Essay

5. Biography Biography – the account of a person’s life written by someone other than the subject

6. Autobiography Autobiography – the story of a person’s life written by that person

7. Memoir Memoir – an account of an event or period in one’s life emphasizing the narrator’s own experience of it

8. Narrative Essay Narrative Essay – factual writing that tells a story

9. II. Informative Nonfiction explains a topic or promotes an opinion

10. Types of Informative Nonfiction Essay Formal Essay Informal Essay Personal Essay Speeches

11. Informative Essay Informative Essay – a short piece of nonfiction writing; the purpose of the essay is to communicate an idea or opinion.

12. Types of Informative Essays Formal Essay Informal Essay Personal Essay

13. Formal Essay Formal essay – serious and impersonal

14. Informal Essay Informal essay – entertains while it informs, usually in light, conversational style

15. Personal Essay Personal essay – an informal essay that makes personal references

16. Speech short oral essay

17. Fiction or NonFiction If NonFiction – Which Type of NonFiction Why did you put it in that category? What criteria did it meet?