Nonfiction Subgenres
What are the 4 nonfiction subgenres?
The subgenres are autobiography, Biography, informational and persuasive.
What is an autobiography?
A story that the author writes about their life.
What is a biography?
A biography is a story about someone written by someone else.
What is an informational text?
A text that teaches us something.
Characteristics of nonfiction books?
Teaches us about people and things.
Gives real fact and information.
It is true information.
What point of view is it written in?
It is written in 1st person point of view.
What point of view is a biography written in?
It is written in 3rd person.
What could be a topic of an informational text?
The topic is___________
Do nonfiction texts have characters?
No, nonfiction books don't have characters.
Is this an example of an autobiography?
I was born in 1901 to a family of farmers.
Yes, it is an autobiography.
Is this an example of a biography?
Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all time. Born in North Carolina with two older brothers he quickly learned to compete.
Yes because it is written in 3rd person.
If a book is written about the life of Donald Trump is this informational?
No that is a biography.
What are nonfiction texts about?
The are about people, real things or events.
Bill Clinton started his political career in the state of Arkansas.
Is this an example of a autobiography?
No this is not a autobiography.
Is this an example of a Biography?
I was born on a dark night during a storm. The power went out so the doctors had to use candles to see me when I was born.
No because it is written in 1st person.
True or false informational books can be about animals?
That is _________
Tell a title of one nonfiction book or topic?
A book about planes.
Who writes an autobiography?
The person the story is about. The author.
In a biography is the author the person the book is about?
No, someone else writes the book about someone else.
If you could write an informational book what would it be about?
My informational book would be about___________