Essentials of Nonfiction Writing
Nonfiction is a genre that deals with real people, events, and ideas, narrated from the author's perspective. It presents facts, discusses ideas, and reflects historical contexts. Learn about the categories of nonfiction, patterns of organization, and the uses of literary nonfiction like informing, describing, persuading, and entertaining. Explore narrative nonfiction and its elements, forms such as articles, essays, and speeches, and types like expository and persuasive writing.
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What is nonfiction? Nonfiction deals only with real people, events or ideas Works of nonfiction are narrated from the point of view, or perspective, of the author, who is a real person. Nonfiction presents facts or discusses ideas. It may reflect the historical context of the time period, making references to major social & cultural information
Two Categories of Nonfiction Functional texts practical documents that help readers perform everyday tasks Literary nonfiction features some similar elements and techniques as fiction
Patterns of Organization Chronological presents events in order in which they happened Spatial describes items as they appear in space for example, left to right Comparison-and-Contrast groups and ideas based on similarities and differences Cause-and-Effect explains how one event causes another Problem-and-Solution examines a problem and proposes ways to solve it
Literary Nonfiction Uses To inform To describe To persuade To entertain
Narrative Nonfiction When a work of literary nonfiction tells a story It may include: 1. Direct and Indirect Characterization to reveal personalities of real people 2. Vivid Descriptions and Figurative Language to describe real places, real history, and real customs 3. Artful/Creative Pacing and Organization to describe actual events
Forms of Literary Nonfiction Three Common Forms: 1. Articles short prose works Present facts about a subject May appear in print sources such as newspapers or on Websites 2. Essays Short prose works to focus on a particular subject More personal than articles Author has deep emotional connection
Forms of Literary Nonfiction - Continued 3. Speeches Written texts delivered orally Expresses the speaker s point of view
Types of Nonfiction Type Purpose Examples Expository To present facts and ideas or to explain a process An online article that explores ways to keep your pet healthy Persuasive To convince readers to take an action or to adopt a point of view A speech urging the audience to adopt a pet Narrative To tell the story of a real- life experience An essay about a dog who saved a person s life
Types of Nonfiction - Continued Type Purpose Examples Descriptive To provide a vivid picture of something An essay about the writer s favorite pet Reflective To explain the writer s insights about an event or experience An essay describing lessons about life the writer learned from owning a pet Humorous To entertain and amuse An article about the challenges of training a very frisky puppy Analytical To break a large idea into parts to show how the parts work as a whole An article that discusses the criteria used for judging champion show dogs
