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Unit 3 Cornell Notes ~ Topic: Elements of Nonfiction
Main Ideas &
Questions about Topic
What is nonfiction?
Short Notes
What is a functional text?
What is literary
nonfiction?
-A work of literary nonfiction may be written to ____________,
______________, and ________________.
Non Fiction Structures:
A. Chronological?
B. Spatial?
C. Comparison and
Contrast?
D. Cause and Effect?
E. Problem and
Solution?
How is narrative
nonfiction different from
literary nonfiction?
Match each scenario with the best nonfiction form or structure:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
___C____ review of two different film versions of a novel
________ physical description of the Oval Office
________ the battle of Gettysburg
________ ways to combat pollution
________ the effects of limited sleep on the teenage brain
Topic: Types of Nonfiction
Just as there are different forms or structures of nonfiction,
there are also different types- each with its own general purpose.
Use the chart below to match each example to the “type” of
nonfiction it best represents.
Type
Purpose
Expository
To present or ideas
or to __________a
process
To __________readers
to take an action or
__________a point of
view
To __________the
__________of real life
experience
To __________a vivid
__________of something
Persuasive
Narrative
Descriptive
Reflective
humorous
To __________the
writer’s
__________about an
event or experience
To __________and
__________
Analytical
To __________a large
idea into __________to
show how the parts
work as a __________
Examples
Pg. 410 -Structure of Non-fiction texts
What are text features?
-How a piece of nonfiction work is
____________
What are examples of text
features/how nonfiction is
organized/what its purpose
might be
1. _______________________
 Organized: in time-order
 Purpose: to tell a story or ___________ a
process
2. _______________________
 Organized: by topic
 Purpose: to _____________ or describe
Where can you usually find a
-In the ___________ sentences of a piece
text's key idea?
What is a nonfiction author's -His or her basic __________about a subject
point of view?
Pg. 411-Nonfiction word choice
What is tone?
-The author's __________ toward his or her
____________ and audience
What is connotation?
-Positive or negative _______________
associations with a word
 Ex: curious and nosy
-unusual ____________ between things to bring
What is figurative language?
ideas to life and create a certain tone
*Remember- Similes compare two things using
like or as, Metaphors say one thing is another