Literary Nonfiction Blitz

The purpose of literary nonfiction is to ______________ and inspire.

• persuade
• explain
• describe
• inform

What is a biography?

• A story about a real person's life written by that person.
• A story about a real person's life written by another person.
• A story about a made up person.
• A story about one event in a person's life.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is an autobiography?

• A story about a real person's life written by another person.
• A made up story
• A story about a real person's life written by that person.
• A story about one event in a person's life.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Literary Nonfiction

• Does not tell a true story.
• Is strictly informational.
• Does not include elaborate details. 
• Includes autobiographies, biographies, memoirs, and personal narratives.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Literary nonfiction is true but looks like _______

• nonfiction
• fantasy
• fiction
• books

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.9B

All of the following are types of literary nonfiction except _______________.

• biography
• personal narrative
• science fiction
• memoir

Memoirs are written in ________ person because the writer is telling his or her own story.

• second
• first
• third
• omniscient

Grumpy Cat: The Teen Years might be a great title for a 

• Memoir
• Autobiography
• personal narrative

The primary purpose of literary nonfiction is all of the following except

• share a life story

• entertain the reader

• persuade the reader

• convey a life lesson

Biographies are written in ____ person because the author is writing about someone else's life.

• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10