Literary NF, Informational NF, or Both - That is the Question?

Literary Nonfiction, Informational Nonfiction, or Both

real events and true information

• literary nonfiction

• informational nonfiction

• both

Literary Nonfiction, Informational Nonfiction, or Both

requires research

• literary nonfiction

• informational nonfiction

• both

Literary Nonfiction, Informational Nonfiction, or Both

purpose is to inform

• literary nonfiction

• informational nonfiction

• both

Literary Nonfiction, Informational Nonfiction, or Both

First person point of view

• literary nonfiction

• informational nonfiction

• both

Literary Nonfiction, Informational Nonfiction, or Both

Uses an impersonal tone

• literary nonfiction

• informational nonfiction

• both

Literary Nonfiction, Informational Nonfiction, or Both

written as a story

• literary nonfiction

• informational nonfiction

• both

Literary Nonfiction, Informational Nonfiction, or Both

uses text features (graphs, maps, pictures, captions, etc.)

• literary nonfiction

• informational nonfiction

• both

Literary Nonfiction, Informational Nonfiction, or Both

includes literary elements (plot, conflict, characters, theme)

• literary nonfiction

• informational nonfiction

• both

Literary Nonfiction, Informational Nonfiction, or Both

written as prose

• literary nonfiction

• informational nonfiction

• both

Literary Nonfiction, Informational Nonfiction, or Both

structured like fiction

• literary nonfiction

• informational nonfiction

• both