Genre:Nonfiction/Biography/Autobiography

Nonfiction Genre

• Factual information about any subject

• Usually consists of expository writing

• May contain the bias and point of view of the author and could, then, be persuasive writing

Nonfiction Perspective

• Narrow, limited view of a topic

• Broad overview of a topic

• Included in Nonfiction:– Periodicals (magazines)– Journals– Newspapers– Reference Books

Biographies andAutobiographies

• Retellings of people’s lives• Autobiographies are written

by the person they are about• Include:

• Background• Motivation• Conflicts

that chart the path of the person’s life

Biographies andAutobiographies

• Biographer’s point of view bears on the subject, and bias may be present

• May cover deceased or living persons

• May be in collections, organized by theme

Biographies andAutobiographies

• Story Elements:– Characters

– Plot

– Time and Place Setting

– Origins (Birth)

– Conflicts

– Endings (Death)

Biographies andAutobiographies

• Literary Elements:– Theme

– Tone or Mood

– Point of view

– Open-ended if person is still alive

– Purpose of the book

Genre:Nonfiction/Biography/Autobiography

• Books that cover a subject in depth, offering information for research

• Books about people’s lives, both living and dead, written by designated biographers

• Books about people’s lives by the person himself or herself