Learning Objective:
Today we will
identify and analyze
characteristics of non-fiction.
•Identify: point out
•Analyze: figure out
•Characteristics: individual qualities
Vocabulary
• Non-fiction: writing that deals with real
people, things, events and places.
What are we going to identify and
analyze today?
Today we will identify and analyze
characteristics of non-fiction.
It is important to identify and analyze
characteristics of non-fiction because it will help
you distinguish between reality and fantasy. This
will help you become a better reader!
What are other reasons it is important to
identify and analyze characteristics of nonfiction?
To understand what we are reading!
It will be tested!
Identifying non-fiction text.
Essays
• An essay is a short piece of writing that
examines a single subject.
What is this
type of nonfiction text
called?
Good everyone
knows this is an
essay!
Essay – which one?
Identifying non-fiction text.
Biography
• An account of a person’s life, or part of it,
written by someone else.
What is this
type of nonfiction text
called?
Good everyone
knows this is a
biography!
Biography – which one?
Identifying non-fiction text.
Autobiography
• An account of a person’s life, written by that
person.
What is this
type of nonfiction text
called?
Good everyone
knows this is an
autobiography!
I was born and brought up in Houston,
Texas. Ours is a family of four with my parents, me and
my younger brother. The schooling years of my life were
toughest. I struggled a lot in my studies. The
standardized procedure of education never interested
me.
I was an average student throughout my
academic life. Extra-curricular activities like sports,
drawing, crafts, etc. were my favorite things. I just
remember that it was the second semester of 8th grade
when I stood first in class. However, it didn't serve any
purpose in motivating me to take up studies seriously. I
enjoyed understanding the concepts more than just
memorizing ready made notes. After completion of my
schooling and college in the science stream, I chose to
become a writer. It was a weird decision taken by me at
that time. Today, however, I don't regret it at all.
My career in writing began a smoothly and I
was more than happy to grab the right opportunity for
which I was waiting so long. Today, I am happy with my
life and enjoy it to the fullest. The positive attitude to face
hardships brought out the best in me. Today I am
looking forward to face the challenges of life in a positive
manner.
Autobiography – which one?
I was born on a warm, sunny day in June in
Sarasota, Florida. I still live in Sarasota, Florida, and I go to
school at Booker High School. I live with my mom,Kate; my
brother, Jake; and my Aunt Molly. When I was born, my
bother was fifteen-months-old and hid under the table from
me. Jake is a sweet kid and he would do anything for me,
but like all brothers and sisters we fight like cats and dogs.
Sometimes when no one was around, Jake would come up
to me and bite my toes for no reason. I still love him but only
because he is my brother.
Who I am in life.
My name is Sally Friday. I started school when I
was six-years-old. I went to kindergarten through fifth grade
at Booker Elementary and while I was there, I won an award
for perfect attendance. I also won an award for honor roll all
four terms. Then I attended Booker Middle School, and
there I also won a couple of awards: one for perfect
attendance and two for being named Student of the Year-one in sixth grade and the other in eighth grade. I am now a
senior at Booker High School. I plan on finishing school and
maybe going to a community college.
Identifying non-fiction text.
Informational article
• A piece of writing whose main purpose is to
give information.
What is this
type of nonfiction text
called?
Good everyone
knows this is an
informational
article!
Autobiography – which one?
Identifying non-fiction text.
Interview
• A written record of a meeting in which a
person is asked about personal views,
activities, etc. Often, the interviewer is a
newspaper, magazine, or television reporter.
1. Tell me about yourself.
What is this
type of nonfiction text
called?
Good everyone
knows this is an
interview!
Usually, this is the first question to get the interview started.
Keep you answer to one or two minutes. Use your resume as
a basis and talk a little bit about your education, experience
and skills. Address the employer's concern: "Are you
qualified for this job?"
2. What do you know about our company?
Address the employer's concern: "Are you interested in this
job?" To answer this question, you should do your
homework and find out the company's products,
management team, history, goals, philosophy, etc. before
the interview.
3. Why did you leave your last job?
Address the employer's underlying concern: "Are you
committed to this field and job?" Don't say bad things about
your former employer. You can say something like you want
a more challenging job, you want to move to be closer to
your family, you were laid off since your former employer
was downsizing, etc.
4. What are your strengths?
You know the hidden concern here, right? It's you time to
showcase your positive attribute related to the job. Use
examples to back up your words.
1.
Interview – which one?
What are your weaknesses?
Don't be fooled here, the employer now
want a reason why he shouldn't hire you.
Give a real weakness that's beyond your
control or might be seen as a strength.
2. Can you work under pressure?
Hidden concern: "Are you motivated to do
the job?" Don't just give a yes or no answer.
Explain.
3. Why do you want to work for us?
What's your interest and motivation? Do you
homework before the interview and find out
all available information about the company.
A barn owl is a hunting bird. It
has a heart-shaped face. A barn owl
has dark eyes and long legs.
As babies, barn owls have white
feathers. When they grow up, they
still have white faces, but their wings
are brown with white specks. Barn
owls hiss and make snapping sounds.
A barn owl lives near farms or
forests. It makes its nest in hollow
trees. Sometimes it makes its nest in
old barns. That is how the barn owl
gets its name.
It likes to eat rats and mice. A
barn owl can see at night. Barn owls
also use their hearing to help them
hunt. They are very good hunters.
Steps to answering questions related to
identify and analyze characteristics of nonfiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an essay,
biography, autobiography,
informational article or interview.
3. Look for information in the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Which piece of non-fiction text would
this selection most likely be?
A. Biography
B. Autobiography
C. Information Text
D. Interview
A barn owl is a hunting bird. It
has a heart-shaped face. A barn owl
has dark eyes and long legs.
As babies, barn owls have white
feathers. When they grow up, they
still have white faces, but their wings
are brown with white specks. Barn
owls hiss and make snapping sounds.
A barn owl lives near farms or
forests. It makes its nest in hollow
trees. Sometimes it makes its nest in
old barns. That is how the barn owl
gets its name.
It likes to eat rats and mice. A
barn owl can see at night. Barn owls
also use their hearing to help them
hunt. They are very good hunters.
Steps to answering questions related to
identify and analyze characteristics of nonfiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an essay,
biography, autobiography,
informational article or interview.
3. Look for information in the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Which statement below best explains why
this selection is an informational text?
A. The selection has information about a
person.
B. The text is relating to someone’s life.
C. It tells about the life of the owl.
D. It resembles an interview.
A barn owl is a hunting bird. It
has a heart-shaped face. A barn owl
has dark eyes and long legs.
As babies, barn owls have white
feathers. When they grow up, they
still have white faces, but their wings
are brown with white specks. Barn
owls hiss and make snapping sounds.
A barn owl lives near farms or
forests. It makes its nest in hollow
trees. Sometimes it makes its nest in
old barns. That is how the barn owl
gets its name.
It likes to eat rats and mice. A
barn owl can see at night. Barn owls
also use their hearing to help them
hunt. They are very good hunters.
Steps to answering questions related to
identify and analyze characteristics of nonfiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an essay,
biography, autobiography,
informational article or interview.
3. Look for information in the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Where would you most likely find an
article like this one?
A. A newspaper
B. A magazine
C. An Encyclopedia
D. A dictionary
Prisca Lobjoy has been creating the entire
visual environment of the Gotan Project since the
band’s beginnings. Through her album art design
and the many music videos she has directed, she
has been nourishing her musical universe. She
directed the video for “Diferente”; the film “La
Revancha del Tango live”, that came out on DVD;
the many video sequences that the band uses on
stage; and the short film “Sentimentale”, between
dance and fiction, inspired by the music of Gotan
and its Argentinian imagery.
She spent a lot of time with the band
during their live shows and their tours, especially
in Australia in 2007, and brought back with her
many memories and even more photographs,
which are brought together in this book. They
convey her particular attention to furtive
moments and passing sensations, faithfully and
poetically reflecting this musical and human
adventure.
Steps to answering
questions related to identify
and analyze characteristics
of non-fiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an
essay, biography,
autobiography,
informational article or
interview.
3. Look for information in
the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Which piece of non-fiction text
would this selection most likely
be?
A. Biography
B. Autobiography
C. Information Text
D. Interview
Prisca Lobjoy has been creating the entire
visual environment of the Gotan Project since the
band’s beginnings. Through her album art design
and the many music videos she has directed, she
has been nourishing her musical universe. She
directed the video for “Diferente”; the film “La
Revancha del Tango live”, that came out on DVD;
the many video sequences that the band uses on
stage; and the short film “Sentimentale”, between
dance and fiction, inspired by the music of Gotan
and its Argentinian imagery.
She spent a lot of time with the band
during their live shows and their tours, especially
in Australia in 2007, and brought back with her
many memories and even more photographs,
which are brought together in this book. They
convey her particular attention to furtive
moments and passing sensations, faithfully and
poetically reflecting this musical and human
adventure.
Steps to answering
questions related to identify
and analyze characteristics
of non-fiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an
essay, biography,
autobiography,
informational article or
interview.
3. Look for information in
the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Which statement below best
explains the purpose of this
text?
A. The selection has
information about a person.
B. The text is relating to
someone’s life.
C. It tells the life of a famous
movie star.
D. It resembles an interview.
Prisca Lobjoy has been creating the entire
visual environment of the Gotan Project since the
band’s beginnings. Through her album art design
and the many music videos she has directed, she
has been nourishing her musical universe. She
directed the video for “Diferente”; the film “La
Revancha del Tango live”, that came out on DVD;
the many video sequences that the band uses on
stage; and the short film “Sentimentale”, between
dance and fiction, inspired by the music of Gotan
and its Argentinian imagery.
She spent a lot of time with the band
during their live shows and their tours, especially
in Australia in 2007, and brought back with her
many memories and even more photographs,
which are brought together in this book. They
convey her particular attention to furtive
moments and passing sensations, faithfully and
poetically reflecting this musical and human
adventure.
Steps to answering
questions related to identify
and analyze characteristics
of non-fiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an
essay, biography,
autobiography,
informational article or
interview.
3. Look for information in
the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Which piece of non-fiction text
would this selection most likely
be?
A. Biography
B. Autobiography
C. Information article
D. Interview
Steps to answering questions related to identify
and analyze characteristics of non-fiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an essay, biography,
autobiography, informational article or
interview.
3. Look for information in the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Which statement below best explains why
this selection is an essay?
A. This account of the life of fictional
character was written by a rock star.
B. This account of the life of a real person
was written by someone else.
C. It tells about someone who was born in
Pacoima, Ca. in 1940.
D. It was written by someone telling about
his gratefulness.
Steps to answering questions related to identify
and analyze characteristics of non-fiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an essay, biography,
autobiography, informational article or
interview.
3. Look for information in the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Which statement below best explains why
this selection is a biography?
A. This account of the life of fictional
character was written by a track star.
B. This account of the life of a real person
was written by someone else.
C. It tells about someone who doesn’t care
much for politics.
D. It was written by someone telling about
his own life and experiences.
Steps to answering questions related to identify
and analyze characteristics of non-fiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an essay, biography,
autobiography, informational article or
interview.
3. Look for information in the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Which statement below best explains why
this selection is a autobiography?
A. This account of the life of fictional
character was written by a star student.
B. This account of the life of a real person
was written by someone else.
C. It tells about someone who was born in
Tijuana BC in 1492.
D. It was written by someone telling about
her own life and experiences using the
word “I and ME.”
Steps to answering questions related to identify
and analyze characteristics of non-fiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an essay, biography,
autobiography, informational article or
interview.
3. Look for information in the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Which statement below best explains why
this selection is an informational article?
A. This account of the life of fictional
character was written by a publicist.
B. This article was written by someone
else.
C. It gives the reader details about the
product pictured.
D. It was written by a cartoonist to make
fun of old peoples hair.
Steps to answering questions related to identify
and analyze characteristics of non-fiction
1. Read the text
2. Decide whether it’s an essay, biography,
autobiography, informational article or
interview.
3. Look for information in the text
4. Pick the correct answer
Let’s Practice
Which statement below best explains why
this selection is a interview?
A. This form is a list of questions to be
asked by an employer.
B. This is a list of groceries.
C. Its an autobiography of someone who is
going to apply for a job.
D. It will be tested on your CST’s.
What did we identify and
analyze today?
Characteristics of non-fiction.
What are the types of non-fiction text?
An essay, biography, autobiography,
informational article, or an interview.
•Why is it important to identify and analyze
characteristics of non-fiction?
•Because it will help you distinguish between
reality and fantasy. This will help you become
a better reader!