Literary Nonfiction
A text that is a written account of someone's life told by another person, usually in 3rd person but can be written in 1st POV.
Biography
What point of view would a literary non-fiction text be presented in for an autobiography, memoir, personal narrative, or diary?
a. 1st pov
•“Your abuelito is dead, Papa says early one morning in my room. Esta muerto, and then as if he just heard the news himself, crumples like a coat and cries, my brave Papa cries. I have never seen my Papa cry and don’t know what to do.
Chapter titled, “Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark”
Losing a loved one can cause immense pain and loss.
You show how they are alike, or similar. You show how they are different
Compare/Contrast
The author's reason for or intent in writing. He/she may write to amuse the reader, to persuade the reader, or to inform the reader
Author's Purpose
A text that is the history of a person's life told by that person, usually told in 1st person
Autobiography
Which one is NOT an example of a literary non-fiction selection?
a. speech
b. diary
c. crime thriller
c. crime thriller
“We paraded out into the yard where we, the sixth graders, walked past all the other grades, to stand against the back fence. Everybody saw me. Although they didn’t say out loud, “Man, that’s ugly,” I heard the buzz-buzz of gossip and laughter I knew was meant for me.
And so I went, in my guacamole-colored jacket. So embarrassed, so hurt, I couldn’t even do my homework. I received C’s on my quizzes, and forgot the state capitals and the rivers of South America, our friendly neighbors. Even the girls who had been friendly blew away like loose flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets.”
Excerpt from “The Jacket” by Gary Soto
Cite 2 examples of figurative language used in the personal narrative above.
Answers may vary.
Why Something Happened/What Happened
Cause/Effect
A truth about life revealed in a work of literature. A message of the story.
Theme
An account of one's personal memory(ies) , a record of events written by the person that experienced them, including intimate details of the event and their personal observations, can sometimes be written around a historical event.
Memoir
In a literary non-fiction selection, if the writer was sharing a story about the happiest day of his life, he/she would more than likely use which organizational pattern.
a. Chronological
b. Compare and Contrast
c. Problem/Solution
a. Chronological
“It is with a kind of fear that I begin to write the history of my life. I have, as it were, a superstitious hesitation in lifting the veil that clings about my childhood like a golden mist. The task of writing an autobiography is a difficult one. When I try to classify my earliest impressions, I find that fact and fancy look alike across the years that link the past with the present. The woman paints the child's experiences in her own fantasy. A few impressions stand out vividly from the first years of my life; but "the shadows of the prison-house are on the rest."
Which organizational pattern does the writer of the above autobiography utilize?
a) description b)chronological c)problem solution
a) description
Define the issue and solve it
Problem/Solution
How the information within a written text is organized
Text Structure or organizational patterns
A daily record, originally written to be private, especially of the writers personal experiences, observations, feelings, & attitudes.
Diary
Which of the following readings is without a doubt considered a literary non-fiction.
a. "Abuelito Who"
b. The Diary of Anne Frank (the actual diary)
c. "The Gentleman of Rio en Medio"
b. "The Diary of Anne Frank"
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
•~Excerpt from “I Have a Dream” by MLK
What literary element does king use above?
a)symbolism b)allusion c)simile
b)allusion
Show the order of things step by step, or by time.
Need 2 answers
Sequence
Chronological
A fictionalized story created around a real historical event.
Historical Fiction
A story about one event in a person's life, and told by the person/writer that experienced the events. The events are told in the form of a story with all the elements of plot included.
Personal Narrative
If the literary non-fiction writer is trying to share an experience with the reader, s/he would definitely incorporate--
a. Symbolism
b. Irony
C. Imagery
C. Imagery
Out of all the types of literary nonfiction genres, which one would be the longest.
a)autobiography b)personal narrative c) Speech
autobiography
Provide details and examples
Description
Writing that reads like fiction, except that the characters, setting, and plot are real. It includes biography, autobiography, memoir, personal narrative, and diary.
Literary Nonfiction