Non-fictional 9th Literature Quiz
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americanwriters11 on March 4, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Essay | is a short non-fiction work about a particular subject. |
| Essay Example | A Whitehouse Diary by Lady Bird Johnson |
| Narrative Essay | tells a story |
| Narrative Essay Example | "A White house Diary" by Lady Bird Johnson |
| Persuasive Essay | presents an opinion in order to convince readers to accept a position or take a course of action. |
| Persuasive Essay Example | On Summer By Lorraine Hansberry |
| Reflective Essay | reveals a writers feelings about a topic of personal importance |
| Reflective Essay Example | "A Celebration of Grandfather's" |
| Author's Attitude | thought towards the subject, presentation of information. |
| Biographical writing | is non-fiction in which a writer tells the story of another person's life |
| Biographical writing example | "Rosa Parks- My Story" |
| autobiographical writing | is nonfiction writing in which a writers tells the story of his or her own life. |
| autobiographical writing example | "A White house Diary" by Lady Bird Johnson |
| Visual essay | is an exploration of a topic that conveys its ideas through visual elements as well as language. |
| Visual essay example | "Excerpts from Understanding Comics" |
| Tone of visual essay | is the writers attitude toward his or her audience and subject. |
| Tone of visual essay example | serious or playful, bitter or ironic. |
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