Elements of Nonfiction Writing

textbooks, newspapers, reference books, functional(menu, schedule), encyclopedia

A topic, idea, person, place, or thing explained by its features, characteristics, or examples. Resembles an outline

fonts, images, sidebars, headings, maps, diagrams, graphs, subheadings

autobiography, biography, memoir, diary, journal are examples of ?

speech, address, talk, interview, advertisements, editorial are examples of ?

every writer views his or her subject through a certain lens shaped by his or her values and beliefs is ?

word choice, tone, quoted words, and number/statistics are ?

look for extreme or absolute language, and words with positive or negative connotations is known as ?

Asking quetions such as: What is the author's attitude toward the topic? What is the word choice and use of punctuation? will tell you the writings ?

P--persuade; I--inform; E--entertain; C--compare; E--express are