Literary NonFiction

What is literary nonfiction?

• A true accounting of information.

• A true account of people's experiences told with facts and information, but told like a story.

• A realistic, fictional account of people's experiences.

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 theme?

•  A moral, a lesson, a message we can learn about life. The specific people in the text are NOT mentioned.

• The brief idea of what a book, chapter, section is about.

• The main lesson that the main character learns.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is central idea?

• A moral, a lesson, a message we can learn about life. The specific people in the text are NOT mentioned.

• The brief idea of what a book, chapter, section is about.

• The topic of the passage.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a motif?

• The topic of a passage.

• The lesson a character learns.

•  An object, idea, subject, or image that is consistently noticeable throughout a story.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is an author's tone?

• The author’s attitude towards a topic

• The author's knowledge of a topic.

• The author's life experiences.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are some characteristics of narrative writing?

• Key ideas, details, and lingo (vocabulary)

•  Character traits, plot events and possible themes

• Charts, graphs, and pictures with captions.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What are characteristics of informational writing?

•  Key ideas, details, key vocabulary (lingo)

• Character traits, plot events and possible themes

• Symbols, conflicts, climax, and resolution

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How do you identify a problem?

• The problem causes something to happen

• A change that happens because of an effect

• It is the conflict/issue in a story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How do you identify a cause?

• It is the result of a problem.

• It is a conflict in the story

• It is the result of a cause.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

How do you identify an author's tone?

• Ask a friend.

• Listen to how the author reads the story.

• Pay attention to the words the author chooses (negative or positive).

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4