PPT-Nonfiction

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. Research . in Children’s Literature. Fall . 2009. Informational and Biographical Literature. What . is. informational literature?. Opinions differ about what is meant by informational literature. [Some use] the term . SWP 2012. Authentic Nonfiction . Writing from Research. Making it Real. Roadblock. After working on research projects for weeks, I sat down to grade the work produced by my fifth graders. All I could ask was, “Who wrote this?” It certainly wasn’t Sam who was interested in the atomic bomb as a result of our WWII studies, unless he works for Britannica after school. And when Madison’s mom asked why “we” got a B instead of an A on the project, I knew I had a problem.. Nonfiction. Who Am I?. Author. Editor/Publisher. Professor. Nonfiction fan. Who Are You?. Public. School. Elementary. Middle. HS. What Is the Pleasure?. Most Often. How Does Story Fit With. What Do You Look Forward to in Reading?. Informational Text, Memoirs, and Persuasive Writing. Up to half or more of your EOC will be non-fiction or informational text.. Nonfiction characteristics . Nonfiction is . based on some sort of fact. Quoted Words. Resources: Reading NonFiction by K. Beers and B. Probst. Have you ever…. Watched a movie or read something an author quoted or said and thought:. Why did she say that?. What does this add to the story?. Everything you read is either fiction or nonfiction.. How can you tell the difference? . Fiction is . FAKE. !. Fiction is make-believe.. Authors use their imaginations to write fiction stories.. In fiction books the pictures are not realistic.. Motifs & Themes. Dave Eggers. Memoir: . A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Short Fiction: . How We Are Hungry. Creative Nonfiction “Novel”: . What is the What. Nonfiction: . Zeitoun. Hurricane Katrina. theme. . Explain what it means.. Theme. Theme is what the author wants you to understand about life or human nature.. Theme is a general statement that can apply to all people.. What is the theme of this excerpt from “The Giant’s House”?. Nonfiction. Prose writing. Presents and explains ideas or tells about real people. Examples:. Essays. Newspaper and magazine articles. Journals. Travelogues. Biographies. Autobiographies. Autobiography . Nonfiction. Prose writing. Presents and explains ideas or tells about real people. Examples:. Essays. Newspaper and magazine articles. Journals. Travelogues. Biographies. Autobiographies. Autobiography . Memoirs, Personal Narratives, & Autobiographies. Created by N. Guerra. Modified by: C. Cordova. Essential Question. What are the structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction? . What is an Autobiography?. Logan McKnight. Jeanne Swafford. University of North Carolina – Wilmington. Presentation at the North Carolina Reading Association Annual Conference. March 12, . 2013. Overview. Locating quality nonfiction titles and keeping up with new publications. Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Do Now: Read the warm-up slide and respond together-Week (Week 14: 13-16 Nov 2018) PROJECT IS DUE FRIDAY Today you will: Pencil Nonfiction Packet Reader’s Notebook Cornell Notes Table of Contents. Embedded Nonfiction: Reading. Supporting comprehension during nonfiction reading. Embedded Nonfiction: Questioning. Checking for understanding before analysis. Knowledge Feeding . Preplanned pieces of relevant knowledge.