What is a memoir?

Non-fiction writing tells us about real (a)   places, and events.

Examples of non-fiction writing include:

• Newspaper article

• Greek tragedy

• Movie review

• Speech

What is the definition of point of view?

Non-fiction writing is

• personal

• real

The narrator in third-person limited

• is an outside observer

• is a character in the story

• zooms in on one characters thoughts

• is all-knowing

The narrator in third-person omniscient

• is a character

• is all-knowing

• has access to all thoughts/feelings

• zooms in on one character

An autobiography is written from (a)   person point of view.

A biography

• is written from third person point of view

• uses information from many sources

• focuses on one important life event

Unlike an autobiography, the memoir

• is written in 1st person

• focuses on one meaningful event

• provides a wider historical context

• uses a narrative structure

Name one example non-fiction and describe what kind of piece it is (autobiography, memoir, essay, etc.).