Nonfiction Types 📚
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Genesis Swartzentruber
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Building on the ANT Method
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Poll
What is nonfiction?
Based on a true story
Is a made-up story
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Is based on real people and events
Examples:
Biographies
Who were they books
Ect.
Nonfiction
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be considered a nonfiction book?
I Am Number Four
A Biography of John Wilkes Booth
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Fault in Our Stars
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Literary Nonfiction
Biographies
Memoirs
Journalism
Opinion Pieces
Exposition
Arguments
Speeches
Epistles
Historical Accounts
Scientific Accounts
Economic Accounts
Types of Nonfiction
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Match
Match the following.
Literary Nonfiction
Biographies
Memoirs
Journalism
Opinion Pieces
uses the tools of literature to describe events in the real world.
are accounts of a person’s life.
are a person’s own memories.
is writing intended to be published or broadcast by the news media, such as in magazines
share a person’s opinion about a topic.
uses the tools of literature to describe events in the real world.
are accounts of a person’s life.
are a person’s own memories.
is writing intended to be published or broadcast by the news media, such as in magazines
share a person’s opinion about a topic.
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Match
Exposition
Arguments
Speeches
Epistles
Historical Accounts
explains something
state and defend a point of view.
are written and then spoken to an audience.
letters written to a person and then published.
describe history
explains something
state and defend a point of view.
are written and then spoken to an audience.
letters written to a person and then published.
describe history
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Match
Scientific Accounts
Economic Accounts
Historical Accounts
describe scientific discoveries and experiments.
describe events having to do with the economy.
describe history
describe scientific discoveries and experiments.
describe events having to do with the economy.
describe history
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Multiple Select
Which of the following qualifies as nonfiction? Mark all that apply.
Use research such as newspapers and interviews
Does not rely on verifiable facts
Includes charts, graphs, and photos.
Includes a person's feelings by conducting interviews.
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Multiple Select
Which of the following qualifies as fiction?
Often includes illustrations.
The author uses their imagination.
May find that the story that interests them most is a true one
Creates what characters are thinking.
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