Nonfiction Genres

All of the following are types of literary nonfiction except _______________.

• biography
• personal narrative
• science fiction
• memoir

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Autobiographies tell the true life story of _______________.

• the writer
• the reader
• another person
• Harry Potter

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Memoirs are written in ________ person because the writer is telling his or her own story.

• second
• first
• third
• omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

______________ tell a subjective section or part of the writer's life story.

• memoirs
• personal narratives
• fiction
• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

My Life, My Way might be a great title for a(n)

• personal narrative
• biography
• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The Day It All Changed! might be a great title for a 

• memoir
• biography
• personal narrative

Grumpy Cat: The Teen Years might be a great title for a 

• Memoir
• Autobiography
• personal narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A biography is written in the _______ person because they are not written about the author's life.

• first
• second
• third

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Literary nonfiction is a type of writing that uses literary techniques and devices to tell a true life story.  

• true
• false

Literary nonfiction and fiction genres share all of the following characteristics except 

• plot
• characters
• fake stories
• literary devices

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D