Nonfiction Evidence

Claim: Henry Ford overcame failures to become successful. Which evidence supports the above claim?

• At age 15 he constructed his first steam engine.

• He worked for Thomas Edison as an engineer and Edison became his mentor.

• He spent all of the money from his investors without producing a car. They backed out and he had to start over. After reflecting on his failure he was able to improve the design the Model A Ford.

• Ford Motor Company earned $6.4 Billion in 2019.

Claim: Howard Schultz overcame failures to become successful. Which evidence supports the above claim?

• Schultz grew up in the projects. His father was injured and had no insurance. The family struggled, but later when he was the CEO of Starbucks he was able to provide insurance for his employees.

• Schultz' net worth is $3 billion.

• Starbucks currently has over 21,00 stores in 65 countries.

• Schultz got many ideas for Starbucks from a trip to Milan, Italy.

Claim: Colonel Sanders overcame serious loses to become successful. Which evidence supports the above claim?

• Sanders lost his father at age five and began cooking for his brothers and sisters.

• At age 65 he began developing the secret KFC recipe.

• He opened over 600 stores by the time he was 73.

• He took out a loan for $87 to fry his first KFC.

Claim: Fred Astaire overcame failures to become successful. Which evidence supports the above claim?

• At his first screen test the director commented that he "Can't act, can't sing, Balding. Can dance a little."

• He is known as the greatest popular music dancer of all time.

• In 1951 he won a Golden Globe for best actor.

• His career in Hollywood lasted 76 years.

A nonfiction author may include all these types of evidence EXCEPT _____

• statistical data

• specialized knowledge

• dialogue

• expert opinions

Claim: Jim Carrey overcame failures to become successful. Which evidence supports the above claim?

• Carrey has won many awards like the Golden Globe for Best Actor.

• He lived with his family in a camper and got a job as a janitor to help pay bills. Later he traveled from Canada to LA with no money, yet every night he would visualize what he wanted for himself as an actor.

• In 1994 he starred in his first big film, Ace Ventura - Pet Detective.

• In 2004 he became a US citizen.

Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Rhetoric that appeals to logic - usually provides evidence (statistics, quotes, etc.)

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Created to inform, describe or explain

• Narrative Nonfiction

• Expository Nonfiction

relevant quotations and concrete details that support the main idea

• supporting evidence

• central idea

• text features

• topic