Understanding Nonfiction Narratives

What is the primary purpose of a nonfiction narrative?

• To entertain with fictional events

• To inform or explain real-life events or experiences

• To persuade the audience to agree with an opinion

• To describe an imaginary world

Nonfiction narrative includes

• True and factitious events

• Information the intrigues its reader, keeping in mind that facts does not matter

• Includes speeches, journalism, opinion texts, memoirs, as well as scientific accounts

• Children stories that teach children valuable lessons

What is Temple Grandin most famous for?

• Writing fantasy novels

• Developing humane livestock handling systems

• Inventing the telephone

• Becoming an astronaut

What is one of Temple Grandin's major contributions to society?

• Creating the first computer

• Advocating for the rights of astronauts

• Promoting understanding of autism and animal behavior

• Developing vaccines

In what year did Temple Grandin publish “Thinking in Pictures”?

• 1971

• 2005

• 2010

• 1995