Nonfiction

Autobiography

• The writer tells someone else's story.
• The writing is not true.
• The writer tells his/her own story.
• Gives a description of a topic.

Expository Essay

• The writer is telling someone's story.
• The writing is not true.
• The writer tries to convince the reader about a topic. 
• The intent is informing the reader about a topic. 

Memoir

• The writer shares a portion, or time, of his/her life. Can cover several events.
• The writer shares their whole life story.
• The writer shares someone else's whole life story. 
• The writer shares one event that occurred in their life. 

Literary Nonfiction

• Does not tell a true story.
• Is strictly informational.
• Does not include elaborate details. 
• Includes autobiographies, biographies, memoirs, and personal narratives.

Biography

• The writer tells his own story. 
• The writer tells the story of someone else's life. 
• Tells a portion of their life. 
• Shares one event in the writer's life.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2B

CCSS.W.8.3A

What is a narrative?

• A story
• Poetry
• A biography
• A research project

_________________ means the time and place in which the events happen in a story.

• Chronological order
• Setting
• Dialogue
• Transition words

When a main character's problem is resolved, authors call that the _______________ of the story.

• Beginning
• Closure
• Solution
• Plot

Dialogue is 

• Action at the end of the story.
• The conversation between characters.
• Authors point of view
• Chronological order

Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?
Have you ever made macaroni and cheese? It’s simple! First, boil some water and make some macaroni. Then, make your cheese sauce. After the cheese sauce is ready, mix it with the macaroni. Bake the entire thing in the oven. Finally, it’s time to eat!

• sequential order
• compare and contrast
• description
• problem and solution