Introduction to Non Fiction

Introduction to Non Fiction

What is non fiction?

Non Fiction

 -Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.

Multiple Choice

What is non fiction?

• Writing that is made up and based on events that are fake.

• Writing that is based on facts and real events.

Genres of Non Fiction

• Informational Writing

• Persuasive Writing

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Informational Writing- Newspaper articles, almanac entries, and reference books are all examples of informational writing.

  
  

  Persuasive Writing- Speeches, editorials, personal commentaries, letters, advertisements, reviews.

  
  

  Biography- a detailed description about a person’s life written by another person.

  
  

  Autobiography- a detailed description about a person’s life written by themselves.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following could be the title of a non-fiction text? 

• The time my pet Alligator ran away
• All About Alligators
• Why Alligators are the Best Animal

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose when writing a non-fiction book?

• to persuade
• to entertain
• to inform

Multiple Choice

What does non-fiction mean? 

• A genre about real people, places, or things that include facts about the topic. 
• A genre about things that are not real
• A genre with made up characters but the events could happen in real life

There are 5 non fiction text structures.

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

Text Structures

• Description- describes the characteristics of something

• Sequence/Chronological Order- describes a sequence of events or a list of steps

• Cause and Effect- explains events (causes) and the results of these events (effects).

• Compare and Contrast- discusses the similarities and differences between two or more things

• Problem and Solution- describes a problem and how it was solved

Multiple Choice

This type of writing is usually in chronological order.

• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• order & sequence
• compare & contrast

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This type of writing gives information step-by-step.

• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• order & sequence 
• compare & contrast

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In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve,or solution.

• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• order & sequence
• compare & contrast

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In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• order & sequence
• compare & contrast

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This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description
• compare & contrast
• order & sequence
• cause & effect

Non Fiction Unit

-In this unit we will explore various non fiction texts that use different text structures.

-We will have a deeper understanding of the non fiction text structures: compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution, sequence/chronological order, and description.