Narrative Nonfiction

MRS. TWEEDY
 Purpose

You will be able to read narrative nonfiction

You will be able to identify point of view
You will be able to write narrative nonfiction
 Think About It

How would you turn a FACTUAL account of a

blizzard into a compelling story with a beginning,
middle, and end.
What other real life events could you turn into a
story?
 Narrative Nonfiction

Narrative nonfiction is based on fact.

It tells the true story of real people, places, or events.
Unlike other nonfiction, it reads like a novel.
Narrative nonfiction stories usually have a
beginning, a middle, and an end. They also develop
descriptions and character motivations in a
compelling way that makes the read want to read on.
In narrative nonfiction, writers may use first person
or third person point of view.
Let Me Tell You A Story…
 Do You Get It?

True or False?

1. Narrative nonfiction is based on fact.

2. Narrative nonfiction tells a made-up story about real people,
places, and events.
3. Narrative nonfiction reads like a novel.
4. Narrative nonfiction stories have a beginning, middle, and an
end.
5. Narrative nonfiction stories develop characters’ motivations,
but not their descriptions.
6. Narrative nonfiction may only use third person point of view.
 Answers

1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. F
6. F