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Nonfiction Genres
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What is Non-Fiction? NON-FICTION is information that is…
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Features of Non-Fiction Table of Contents Glossary Index Headings Bold Print Photographs/Real Pictures Charts, Graphs, and Maps Captions Fact and Opinion Example of a caption: This is an image of a monarch caterpillar taken at a butterfly garden in Florida.
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Purposes of Non-Fiction To Explain To Entertain To Persuade To Inform *Most titles can fit several purposes* – For example, a book can inform & persuade at the same time!
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To Explain Tells or Teaches you how to do something “How To”
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To ENTERTAIN Provide an escape Something to do for fun during free time
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To Persuade Attempts to change your view/opinion about something
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To Inform (Information) Reference Material Dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, textbook, etc. Topic/Interest Books Art, cooking, exercise, sports, war, animals, business, cars, gardening, etc. https://yo utu.be/PR XpAXsw9e w
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Now Let’s Look @ Some Sub-Genres of Non-Fiction!
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Biography/Autobiography Narrative of a person's life. A true story about a real person. Biography – 3 rd Person (He, She, They) Autobiography – 1 st Person (I, We)
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Memoir/Diary Memoir- A collection of memories that an individual writes about that took place in their life. Diary- a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences. – Diary of a Wimpy Kid is fiction…Anne Frank is real What’s the difference??? A diary is a record of (unrelated) events in one's life. A memoir selects specific events or scenes and weaves them into a story. https://youtu.be/ vjAmPnXq9Dc
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Speech/Essay A short literary composition that reflects the author's outlook or point. Speech = Spoken Essay = Written
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How would you classify this book? https://youtu.be/U_rwC2b5rks
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