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Non-fiction Analysis
Title: ______________________________________ Author: ______________________________
Short Summary:
Text Structure:
Organizational pattern an
author uses to structure
text
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Text Features:
Manipulating and placing
text to emphasize certain
point or ideas (e.g.
bolding, bulleting, graphs,
pictures, etc…)
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Thesis/main idea:
The most important
thought or overall
position
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Conflict/resolution:
Conflict – struggle
between two or more
forces (internal or
external) that drive the
plot
Resolution – event or
events after the climax but
before the stories actual
end
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Intended audience:
The people the writer has
in mind as the readers
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Author’s tone:
serious
solemn
sarcastic
humorous
objective
enthusiastic
hostile
joyous
disapproving
personal
impersonal
An expression of a writer’s
attitude toward the
subject
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How can the information in this non-fiction piece help you in your future?