Elements of Nonfiction

• Deals only with real people, events

or ideas.
• Narrated from the point of view of
the author, who is a real person.
• Presents facts or discusses ideas.
• May reflect historical context of
the time.
Types of Nonfiction
• Biographies
tell the story
of someone’s
life and are
told from the
perspective of
another
writer.
Types of Nonfiction
• Autobiographies
tell the story of
the author’s life
and reflect the
writer’s thoughts
and feelings
about events.
Types of Nonfiction

• Journals and diaries

are records of daily
events and the writer’s
thoughts and feelings
about them.
Types of Nonfiction
• Essays and
articles are brief
written works
about a certain
topic. The
purpose might
be to explain,
persuade, or
inform.
Types of Nonfiction
• Informational
texts are
commonly found
in everyday life.
• Examples
include
textbooks,
instructions, and
manuals.
Organization
• Chronological
organization
presents
details in the
order they
happened.
Organization
• Compare &
Contrast
shows the
ways two
subjects are
similar or
different
Organization
• Cause-and-
effect
organization
shows the
relationships
between events.
First this
happens, then
that.
Organization

• Problem & Solution

organization identifies
a problem and then
proposes a solution.
Organization (prob & sol)
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