Villigan- Literary Non-Fiction

Villigan- Literary Non-Fiction

Take notes on the following slides, then take the quiz.

Define Literary

• ​written like a story

• ​can be fiction or non-fiction

​Literary Non Fiction

• text that provides a true story but uses literary elements

• ​Non Fiction = Not Fake

​Biography

• ​story of a person; written by another person

• ​ Tells a life story

• ​ written by someone other than the subject

• ​3rd person point of view, written by someone

• ​( He, She, They, It)

​Autobiography

• ​ story of a person's life, written by themselves

• ​ 1st person point of view

• ​ (I, We)

​Memoir

• ​A historical account written from personal knowledge

• ​ Describes memories about special events

• ​1st person point of view

• ​(I, We)

​Characterization

• Details about how a character looks, feels, acts; their

  relationships; the changes they undergo

​Person/ Subject

• ​Who is the text about?

• ​why is this text written about them? (Are they important of famous?)

• ​What are their character triats?

​Motivation/Goal

​What does the person want?

​Why the person does what they do?

​Problem/Challenge

• What is the conflict that the ​main person faces?

​Solution/Resolution

• ​ How does the person overcome the challenge?

​Lesson Learned

• ​ What message/theme can be learned from the person overcomes the challenge?

Multiple Choice

What point of view (POV) is shown in the following text?

On a good day, I can make the trip in an hour...

• 3rd POV

• 1st POV

• 2nd POV

Multiple Choice

All of the following are types of literary nonfiction except

• biography

• fantasy

• memoir

• autobiography

Multiple Choice

Autobiographies tell the true life story of _______________.

• Harry Potter

• Aaron Rogers

• The person writing about themselves

• The person writing about someone else

Multiple Choice

Literary nonfiction is a type of writing that uses literary techniques and devices to tell a true life story.

• True

• False