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Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction. Muldoon 2014. What is it?!. Real facts or information Most prevalent form of writing . Examples. Blueprints Editorials Maps Documentaries Diagrams Many Essays Letter. Autobiographies Biographies Menu + Recipes Newspaper Directions User Manuals Textbooks. Audience.

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Non-Fiction

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  1. Non-Fiction Muldoon2014

  2. What is it?! • Real facts or information • Most prevalent form of writing

  3. Examples Blueprints Editorials Maps Documentaries Diagrams Many Essays Letter • Autobiographies • Biographies • Menu + Recipes • Newspaper • Directions • User Manuals • Textbooks

  4. Audience • The people reading the text • Authors write differently depending on their intended audience. • Example: Texts about your weekend to your mom or your best friend…. • Example: A children’s book about the Holocaust vs. a textbook about it

  5. Text Features • Titles and Headings: offers key words and information; previews the main topic of the text • Special fonts (bold, italic, underline): draws readers’ attention; emphasis

  6. Text Features • Maps: offers directions or gives readers context

  7. Pictures: allows readers to visualize and make connections • Captions: provide additional information to explain pictures

  8. Text Features • Charts/Graphs/Diagrams: visual representation of data

  9. Sidebars: usually offers additional information or highlights main ideas

  10. Glossary: list of important terms and definitions

  11. Table of Contents: lists the contents and page numbers for easy access

  12. Purpose • Authors write with a purpose: • To INFORM  Discovery Magazine article about dolphins  • To PERSUADE Opinion article in the newspaper  • To ENTERTAIN Memoir 

  13. BIAS • Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared to another; usually in a way considered to be unfair • AKA: opinion • Based on: age, political views, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, past experiences, family, etc.

  14. Who Cares? • Why is it important to understand BIAS in non-fiction texts?  

  15. “Legal abortion helps parents limit their families to the number of children they want and can afford. This strengthens and stabilizes the family unit. Therefore, pro-choice is pro-child and pro-family. Anti-abortion laws can cause stress and hardship for families with insufficient resources to raise unwanted children.”

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