Nonfiction Vocabulary

This kind of writing is a true story written by someone about ALL of their OWN life.

• Connotation

• Memoir

• Biography

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Nonfiction is...

• ...writing that is about real people, places, things, and events.

• ...writing that is about imaginary characters and events.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

This kind of writing is when someone tells the story of another person's life.

• Autobiography

• Informational Text

• Biography

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

This kind of writing tells a person’s thoughts, opinions or what they know about a subject.

• Informational Text

• Speech

• Denotation

• Essay

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

The definition of a word. The literal meaning of a word. When a word means what it says. For example: the car is blue.

• Connotation

• Memoir

• Denotation

• Essay

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A belief you have or how you feel about something.

• Fact

• Memoir

• Autobiograhpy

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

This writing shares ideas, opinions, or information that someone is speaking about in front of a group of people.

• Speech

• Essay

• Informational Text

• Denotation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

This kind of writing is meant to inform (teach) the reader about something.

• Memoir

• Speech

• Connotation

• Informational Text

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The “hidden” meaning of some words. An idea or way of feeling that a word makes you think about. Example: I feel blue.

• Fact

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

This kind of writing is a story written by someone about a SINGLE memory or a SHORT PART of their life.

• Speech

• Autobiography

• Memoir

• Fact

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6