Types of Nonfiction Writing

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Historical nonfiction

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True accounts of historical eras and events

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Biography

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The story of someone's life written by someone other than the subject

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Autobiography

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The story of someone's life written by that person

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Memoir

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A story focusing on a part of someone's life written by that person

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Journalism

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Writing that reports on true (and usually recent) events

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Academic writing

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Texts that are designed to instruct readers on a particular topic.