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

Fill in the Blanks

Memoirs are written in

person because the writer is telling his or her own story.

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

Fill in the Blanks

A biography is written in the

person because they are not written about the author's life.

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False