Literary Nonfiction

An autobiography is written ____.

• by you about another person.

• by you about yourself.

• by another person about any topic.

• by you about any topic.

In what point of view is an autobiography written?

• First point of view

• Second point of view

• Third point of view

How are biographies and autobiographies similar?

• Both are written in the same point of view.

• Both texts talk about the life of a real person.

• Both can be written after the person passes away. 

Memoirs are always written in which point of view?

• first person 

• second person 

• third person

• This is a trick question.  Memoirs can be written in any point of view.

One thing that is different when comparing memoir to autobiography is that memoirs

• are always about a bad experience.

• might be a story about someone else.

• are shorter that autobiographies.

• have a surprise ending.

Memoirs are written in...

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• with a narrator

Memoirs must be true

• True

• False

Julie watched the ants as they carried small crumbs down the trail to the anthill. She thinks ants are very hard working and industrious little creatures. They always seemed busy, and you never saw an ant just laying around doing nothing. They were carrying food, building tunnels, or defending the anthill. One thing you could say about ants is that they sure aren't lazy.
The Summary of this passage is:
 

• Ants carry many things.

• Some ants may bite you.

• Ants are hard workers.

• Some ants help take care of the queen.

Autobiographies tell the true life story of _______________.

• the writer

• the reader

• another person

• Harry Potter

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

• second

• first

• third

• omniscient