Nonfiction Types 📚

Nonfiction Type

Building on the ANT Method

Poll

What is nonfiction?

• Based on a true story

• Is a made-up story

• Is based on real people and events

• Examples:

  • Biographies

  • Who were they books

  • Ect.

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Nonfiction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be considered a nonfiction book?

• I Am Number Four

• A Biography of John Wilkes Booth

• Percy Jackson & the Olympians

• Fault in Our Stars

1. Literary Nonfiction

2. Biographies 

3. Memoirs 

4. Journalism

5. Opinion Pieces

6. Exposition

7. Arguments

8. Speeches

9. Epistles

10. Historical Accounts

11. Scientific Accounts 

12. Economic Accounts​

Types of Nonfiction

Match

Match the following.

• Literary Nonfiction

• Biographies

• Memoirs

• Journalism

• Opinion Pieces

uses the tools of literature to describe events in the real world.

are accounts of a person’s life.

are a person’s own memories.

is writing intended to be published or broadcast by the news media, such as in magazines

share a person’s opinion about a topic.

• uses the tools of literature to describe events in the real world.

• are accounts of a person’s life.

• are a person’s own memories.

• is writing intended to be published or broadcast by the news media, such as in magazines

• share a person’s opinion about a topic.

Match

Match the following

• Exposition

• Arguments

• Speeches

• Epistles

• Historical Accounts

explains something

state and defend a point of view.

are written and then spoken to an audience. 

letters written to a person and then published. 

describe history 

• explains something

• state and defend a point of view.

• are written and then spoken to an audience. 

• letters written to a person and then published. 

• describe history 

Match

Match the following

• Scientific Accounts

• Economic Accounts

• Historical Accounts

describe scientific discoveries and experiments. 

describe events having to do with the economy. 

describe history

• describe scientific discoveries and experiments. 

• describe events having to do with the economy. 

• describe history

Multiple Select

Which of the following qualifies as nonfiction? Mark all that apply.

• Use research such as newspapers and interviews

• Does not rely on verifiable facts

• Includes charts, graphs, and photos.

• Includes a person's feelings by conducting interviews.

Multiple Select

Which of the following qualifies as fiction?

• Often includes illustrations.

• The author uses their imagination.

• May find that the story that interests them most is a true one

• Creates what characters are thinking.