Elements of Non-fiction
What is nonfiction?
events.
Non-fiction is writing about real people, places, and
What are the two
categories of nonfiction?
informative nonfiction
literary nonfiction
What is informational nonfiction?
factual
Informational nonfiction is reading that provides
information only.
Examples of informational nonfiction
encyclopedias, textbooks, pamphlets,
newspaper articles
maps, atlases, almanacs, etc
What is literary nonfiction?
stories;
Literary nonfiction is written to be read like fiction
however, the characters and setting are real and the
conflict
and events really happened.
Types of literary nonfiction
Autobiography and biography
What is an autobiography?
same person
A story that is about a person’s life written by that