Nonfiction – factual prose writing about real people, places, and events
Types of Nonfiction
I. Narrative Nonfiction
II. Informative Nonfiction
Narrative Nonfictiontells a story and commonly has characteristics of fiction, such as setting, characters, theme, and plot
Types of Narrative Nonfiction
BiographyAutobiographyMemoirNarrative Essay
BiographyBiography – the account of a person’s life written by someone other than the subject
AutobiographyAutobiography – the story of a person’s life written by that person
MemoirMemoir – an account of an event or period in one’s life emphasizing the narrator’s own experience of it
Narrative Essay
Narrative Essay – factual writing that tells a story
II. Informative Nonfiction
explains a topic or promotes an opinion
Types of Informative Nonfiction
EssayFormal EssayInformal EssayPersonal Essay
Speeches
Informative Essay
Informative Essay – a short piece of nonfiction writing; the purpose of the essay is to communicate an idea or opinion.
Types of Informative Essays
Formal EssayInformal EssayPersonal Essay
Formal Essay
Formal essay – serious and impersonal
Informal Essay
Informal essay – entertains while it informs, usually in light, conversational style
Personal EssayPersonal essay – an informal essay that makes personal references
Speech
short oral essay
Fiction or NonFictionIf NonFiction – Which Type of NonFictionWhy did you put it in that category?What criteria did it meet?
