NON-FICTIONBy Yingqian Wang

DEFINITION OF NON-FICTION

DEFINITION:

-Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be factual.

-However, non-fictions are not always accurate – they are believed to be truthful by the author at the time of their composition, or posed to their audience as historically empirically true.

PATTERNS IN NON-FICTION-Problem/solution

-How to deal with greenhouse gases?

-Cause/effect -How does greenhouse gases take effect on global

warming?-Compare/contrast

-what are the similarities and disparities of a horse and a donkey?-Question/answer-Sequence of events in time order -Description, definition, or list

FEATURES-Often heavily illustrated with photos, drawings,

maps, graphs, charts, close-ups, and cut-away illustrations – look for captions, legends and explanations

-Use of different sizes and kinds of fonts and headings to highlight new words, the start of a new section, etc.

-Text may be broken into boxes or sidebars to provide added information

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D6cq_-mV90

NON-FICTION

VS.FICTIONNonfiction is

one of the two main divisions in writing, and the other form is fiction.

NON-FICTION VS. FICTION

Non-fiction: -Newspaper stories-Editorials-Personal accounts-Journal articles-Textbooks-Legal documents

Fiction: -Poems-Stories-Plays-Novels

TYPES

CREATIVE NON-FICTIONDefinition:

Creative non-fiction is a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives.

For a text to be considered creative nonfiction, it must be factually accurate, and written with attention to literary style and technique.

CREATIVE NON-FICTION

Features: -Topics and events discussed in the text are chosen

in the real world-Take novel perspective while refer to verifiable

sources -Describe and revivify the context of events-Fine writing: a literary prose style

Notes from a Small Island

Bryson wrote Notes from a Small Island when he decided to move back to his native United States, but wanted to take one final trip around Great Britain, which had been his home for over twenty years.

A Drinking Life

In A Drinking Life, Hamill explains how alcohol slowly became a part of his life, and how he ultimately left it behind. Along the way, he summons the mood of an America that is gone forever, with the bittersweet fondness of a lifelong New Yorker.

Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems

Songs of the Water Boatman & Other Pond Poems is a collection of poems that looks at animals, insects, and plants found in ponds. Each poem also gives a lot of information about these living organisms.

ACTIVITY

Direction: watch a creative non-fiction video, and identify the features of creative non-fiction presented in the video. Features:

A. Topics and events discussed in the text are chosen in the real world

B. Take novel perspective while refer to verifiable sources C. Describe and revivify the context of eventsD. Fine writing: a literary prose style

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTbFjxhHeV0&list=PL5AD0CAD680C0E454&index=2

THE END

THANK YOU

Reference

-http://en.wikipedia.org-http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Basic/ficnf.htm-http://www.criticalreading.com/fictionvnonfiction.htm