Nonfiction Diagnostic

What point of view is a narrative nonfiction usually written in?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

What order should a narrative nonfiction be written in?

• Flashback

• Chronological Order

• out-of-sequence

Nonfiction narrative combine or blends

• narrative techniques with factual content

• techniques from fantasy and poetry

• text features with factual content

• poetry with factual content

Narrative nonfiction is

• stories with no factual content

• based on true experiences and events

• a fictional story

• based on fake experiences and events

If a text had a title, "A Closer Look at Sharks!" Everything You Need to Know," what text structure would you expect it to be?

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological Order/Sequence

• Descriptive

• Problem and Solution

Clara Barton was born in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821. She taught school and worked at the United States Patent Office. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Clara worked as a nurse. She brought supplies to soldiers and worked on the battlefield. In fact, she was called the "Angel of the Battlefield". In 1869, Clara went to Europe. There she worked with the International Red Cross. Clara returned to the United States in 1873. In 1881, Clara set up the American National Red Cross. Clara Barton helped many people in her lifetime.

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Descriptive

• Chronological Order/Sequence

In an narrative nonfiction, the theme of the story is...

• The point of view

• The main idea

• What the author wants you to learn

• A quote