Nonfiction Terms

A form of nonfiction in which a writer tells his or her own life story

• essay

• biography

• memoir

• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person

• essay

• biography

• memoir

• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

a portrait in words of a person, place, or object

• illustration

• anecdote

• description

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

short nonfiction work about a particular subject

• illustration

• essay

• description

• diary

seeks to convey an impression about a person, place, or object

• narrative essay

• descriptive essay

• expository essay

• persuasive essay

tells a true story

• narrative essay

• descriptive essay

• expository essay

• persuasive essay

gives information, discusses ideas, or explains a process

• narrative essay

• expository essay

• descriptive essay

• persuasive essay

tries to convince reader to do something or to accept the writer's point of view

• narrative essay

• expository essay

• persuasive essay

• descriptive essay

personal account of one's daily life with entries separated by date and/or time

• autobiography

• essay

• memoir

• diary

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

type of narrative nonfiction that presents the story of a period in a person's life and is usually written from the first person point of view

• diary

• memoir

• speech

• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10