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