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Literary Nonfiction

Literary Nonfiction. Expressive and Reflective Writing. On the top half of page 5, create two mind maps to brainstorm the words EXPRESSIVE and REFLECTIVE. Expressive Writing. Personal writing Writer shares thoughts, feelings, and questions about his or her experience

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Literary Nonfiction

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  1. Literary Nonfiction Expressive and Reflective Writing

  2. On the top half of page 5, create two mind maps to brainstorm the words EXPRESSIVE and REFLECTIVE.

  3. Expressive Writing • Personal writing • Writer shares thoughts, feelings, and questions about his or her experience • Written in 1st person point of view • Reveals the author’s voice

  4. Reflective Writing • Personal writing • Moves beyond describing an experience into exploring how that experience shaped the writer • Looks at the past as a means for looking at the future • Written in 1st person point of view • Reveals the author’s voice

  5. Compare Expressive Writing Reflective Writing

  6. Compare Expressive Writing Reflective Writing • What happened during the experience? • What did I think during the experience? • How did I feel during the experience?

  7. Compare Expressive Writing Reflective Writing How do I feel about the experience now? What did I learn from the experience? How did the experience change me? How will my future be different because of the experience? • What happened during the experience? • What did I think during the experience? • How did I feel during the experience?

  8. Examples Expressive Writing Reflective Writing He describes how becoming a big brother has impacted his life She writes what she has learned from going through this ordeal • A boy describes what it felt like when his family adopted a baby • A girl writes her feelings about her parents’ divorce

  9. “The best writing comes when a student blends the two– when she expresses her thoughts about [an experience] and transitions into what this experience has taught her. Good reflective writing moves beyond recounting the past; it brings new insight to the writer.” -- Kelly Gallagher

  10. Memoir • A memoir is a type of literary nonfiction in which the author writes expressively and reflectively about a specific aspect of his or her life, such as: • Family • Career • Childhood trauma • Mental health • An important journey • A unique experience

  11. Six-Word Memoirs • Smith Magazine (www.smithmag.net) challenges people to write a memoir in only six words. • Consider how much you can learn about the writer’s experience from the following six-word memoirs…

  12. Time heals all wounds? Not quite. - Jonathan Miles

  13. Made a mess. Cleaned it up. - Amy Anderson

  14. I still make coffee for two. - Zac Nelson

  15. The past is forgiven, not forgotten. - anonymous

  16. You’re never the same person again. - anonymous

  17. Your Turn! • Write a few of your own six-word memoirs.

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