Fiction Vs. Non-fiction

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Fiction Vs. Non-fiction
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Genre Graphic Organizer
Fiction Non-Fiction








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Characteristics of Fiction

• Charactersmade-up people or animals
• Plot a made-up series of events
• Settinga time and place, which can be real of
  made-up
• Narratorthe speaker who tells the story

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Characteristics of Fiction

• Point of viewthe narrators relationship to the
  story
• 1st person the narrator is a character in the
  story
• 3rd person the narrator is outside the story
• Theme a message about life

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Examples of Fiction

• Novel
• Novella
• Short Story

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Categories of Fiction

• Science fiction
• Fantasy
• Realistic Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Fables Fairytales

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Characteristics of non-fiction

• Contains real people, events, and ideas.
• Told from the point of view of the author, a real
  person
• Presents facts of discusses ideas about real
  issues
• May reflect the historical context the real time
  and place, including facts about the society and
  culture

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Examples of Non-fiction

• Biography
• Autobiography
• Memoir
• Letter
• Journal
• Diary
• Essay
• Article
• Informational texts

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Genre Game- Collaborative Pairs

• Each pair has a list of descriptions of books
  and/or articles from newspapers, magazines and
  internet sources.
• Decide which genre goes with each description. Be
  prepared to defend your decision.

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Before you goSpotlight on You

• On a half-sheet of paper, answer the following in
  complete sentences
• What is your favorite genre and why?
• What is a genre you would like to explore? What
  might be a good place to start
• What category of non-fiction is most intriguing?

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Types of Writing

• -persuasive
• -expository
• -narrative

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K-W-L

• What I KNOW about types of writing Writers use
  specific types of writing for different reasons.
• What I WANT/NEED to know about types of writing
  What are the kinds of writing I need to know
  about?How does a writer know which type to
  use?What are the characteristics of the different
  types?
• What I LEARNED about types of writing

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Persuasive Writing

• Purpose
• Writer takes a position FOR or AGAINST a topic
• Writes to convince a reader to believe or do
  something

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Persuasive Writing

• General characteristics of persuasive writing
  include
• stated position or belief
• factual supports
• persuasive techniques
• logical argument
• call to action

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Persuasive Writing

• Uses
• 1. speeches
• 2. Letters to the editor
• 3. Editorials
• 4. Advertisements
• 5. Award nominations
• 6. Pamphlets
• 7. Petitions
• 8. scholarly writing
• 9. Opinion pieces

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Expository Writing

• Purpose
• Expository writing seeks to inform, explain,
  clarify, define or instruct.
• Characteristics
• focus on main topic
• logical supporting facts
• details, explanations, and examples
• strong organization
• clarity
• unity and coherence
• logical order
• smooth transitions

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Expository Writing

• Uses
• Letters
• Newsletters
• Definitions
• Instructions
• Guidebooks
• catalogues

• newspaper articles
• magazine articles
• Manuals
• Pamphlets
• reports
• research papers

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Narrative Writing

• Characteristics
• plot structure introduction
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• resolution
• conflict
• characterization
• setting
• theme
• point of view
• sequencing
• transitions

• Purpose
• tells a story or part of a story

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Narrative Writing

• Uses
• Novels
• short stories
• Biographies
• Autobiographies
• historical accounts
• Essays
• poems
• plays