The Genres of Fiction

The Genres of NonfictionGenre: A category based on similarities of style and content.Skill: Note-TakingDo not write everything that is on the PowerPoint.Before you put pencil to paper, ask yourself, Is this really important? Will it be on a quiz or exam?When you choose to jot something down, shorten and abbreviate (as in abbrev.) it.Make sure your notes are organized so that when you refer to them, they will be easy to read.

Fiction or Nonfiction?

NonfictionNonfiction is about REAL:PeopleEx: Shakira, Ronaldo, or Ruben LimardoPlaces: Ex: Miami, Merida, or Rio de JanieroIdeas:Ex: Business, Government, or KnowledgeExperiences:Ex: Moving to a New Town or Earning an A+ on Fridays/Mondays ExamWhat to WriteNonfiction is about REAL:People:Ex: Shakira, Ronaldo, or Ruben LimardoPlaces: Ex: Miami, Merida, or Rio de JanieroIdeas:Ex: Business, Government, or KnowledgeExperiences:Ex: Moving to a New Town or Earning an A+ on Fridays/Mondays ExamAcademicThe purpose of academic nonfiction is to educate and to prove.

Contains facts and informationWritten by scholars (lifetime students)Examples include the textbook, World History, and the essay, How to Read Like an English Language Arts Teacher.Autobiography & MemoirThe purpose of autobiography and memoir nonfiction is to share personal experiences.

Recounts (shares) ones life, or part of ones lifeWritten by the person who experienced those eventsExamples include Barack Obamas The Audacity of Hope and The Diary of Anne Frank.App Showdown:Teacher v. Class

One town. Lots of words. Room for only 1 victor.Journalistic The purpose of journalistic nonfiction is to inform about world events.

Generally consists of shorter written piecesCovers recent events locally, nationally and/or internationallyExamples include newspapers like La Verdad and the New York Times.ReferenceThe purpose of reference nonfiction is to provide information.

As the name suggests, it is used as a reference, as a resource.Contains only facts and informationTypically not read in fullExamples include the Oxford English Dictionary and Miss Lohmans Syllabus for English Language Arts.

QuizzlerFrom the folks who brought you Funsheets and Yessays!

This work of nonfiction is most accurately categorized as:Academic (EDU)Autobiography/Memoir (AUTO)Journalistic (NEWS)Reference (REF)QuizzlerFrom the folks who brought you Funsheets and Yessays!This work of nonfiction is most accurately categorized as:Academic (EDU)Autobiography/Memoir (AUTO)Journalistic (NEWS)Reference (REF)

QuizzlerFrom the folks who brought you Funsheets and Yessays!This work of nonfiction is most accurately categorized as:Academic (EDU)Autobiography/Memoir (AUTO)Journalistic (NEWS)Reference (REF)

QuizzlerFrom the folks who brought you Funsheets and Yessays!This work of nonfiction is most accurately categorized as:Academic (EDU)Autobiography/Memoir (AUTO)Journalistic (NEWS)Reference (REF)

Too Cool 4School?The Life & Times of Breanna L. Lohman

I laughed. I cried. I thought to myself,Coolest person ever? ThenI thought, Yeah. E. Butterworth

By Breanna LohmanTypes of Nonfiction WritingArgumentative Writing: Attempts to convince the reader to think about or act on something, or accept the writers opinion using evidence for support.Informational/Explanatory Writing: Presents facts, discusses ideas, or explains a process.Narrative Writing: Conveys a real experience.