Nonfiction Writing

What is Nonfiction Prose?

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Written history of a person’s life

• Prose of writing based on true facts, real events, and real people.

• It is a narrative written from the perspective of the author about an important part of their life.

What is a biography?

• Written history of a person’s life

• Prose of writing based on true facts, real events, and real people.

• It is a piece of writing that gives the author’s own argument.

• The purpose of this writing is to explain and educates its readers rather than attempting to entertain or persuade readers.

____________It is a narrative written from the perspective of the author about an important part of their life.

An essay is...

• It is a narrative written from the perspective of the author about an important part of their life.

• Piece of writing with no purpose.

• It is a piece of writing that gives the author’s own argument

Expository Writing example would be.. (select all that apply)

• telling bed time stories

• How to change oil manual

• how to cookbook

• Ordering meal at McDonalds

Narrative Writing.....

• makes you cry

• Tells a story

• makes you want to fight

• Makes you sing

Persuasive writing is....

• Intends to connect with readers to kidnap them.

• It is a piece of writing that gives the author’s own argument

•  intends to convince readers to believe in an idea or opinion and to do an action.

•  to describe a person, place, thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader’s mind.

Which is a memoir?

• The secret life of Bees

• "Becoming"

  Michelle Obama

• Biography of Emmett Till

• The story of Martin Luther King Jr

Which Article title is an example of persuasive writing? (select all that apply)

• Her beauty is mesmerizing. The story of Beyonce'

• Cellphones should be allowed in class.

• Rod wave music is trash and he needs to be cancelled.

• Young Boy NBA should be cancelled his music is trash.

Are they brown, black, or blue?

I truly have no clue

But what I do know is they make my heart smile

They might just have me on trial

If you play with my heart

I might just have to slice and dice you into parts.

By: Ms. Gordon

How many lines are in this poem?

• There are five lines in this poem

• There are six lines in this poem.

• There are four lines in this poem

• There seven lines in this poem.