real people, places and events without changing any facts

An autobiography is....

A story about a person's life written by that person

Frequent subjects of biographies include:

movie stars, politicians, sports figures, and millionaires

The story of a person's life, written by a different person

What are the three most popular forms of nonfiction?

biography, essay, autobiography,

Other examples of nonfiction include:

newspaper stories, scientific reports, almanacs

does not express feelings and opinions of the writer

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Elements of nonfiction

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1
The personal essay often reveals a great deal about the writers_______ and ___________
personality and taste
humor and personality
personality and facts
facts and opinions
2
The story of Anne Frank by Robert Jackson
Biography
Fiction
Fantasy
Autobiography
3
Early in my life, I knew I wanted to be a singer.
Fantasy
Autobiography
Fiction
Biography
4
Katie Holmes: A Life by Matthew Jones
Fantasy
Autobiography
Fiction
Biography
5
An autobiography and a biography are both
Made up
the story of a person's life
the story of an animal
written by the subject of the book
6
What is nonfiction?
fake people places and events
real people, places and events without changing any facts
prose writing with real people, and places fake events
changes facts, but contains real people, and places
7
An autobiography is....
A story about a person's life written by a different person
A story about a person's life written by that person
is a true story not about a person
is how you site your sources
8
The story of my life Katie Holmes
Biography
Fiction
Fantasy
Autobiography
9
A memoir was is a type of autobiographical work.
False
True
10
Bias means
not having an opinion
favoring neither side of a story
favoring on side over another
presenting all side of a story
11
By the time Carrie Underwood was five, she knew she wanted to be a singer.
Fiction
Biography
Autobiography
Fantasy
12
If an author is biased she chooses one side over another on an issue
False
True
13
Frequent subjects of biographies include:
movie stars, politicians, sports stars, and trees
movie stars, politicians, sports figures, and millionaires
movie stars, self made millionaires, cartoons, and tv stars
movie stars, television stars, dogs, and millionaires
14
A biography is...
A story about a made up person
The story of a person's life, written by a different person
The story of a person's life written by that person
A story about an animal
15
The Diary of Anne Frank
Fiction
Biography
Autobiography
Fantasy
16
What are the three most popular forms of nonfiction?
biography, autobiography, newspaper
biography, autobiography, historical writing
biography, essay, autobiography,
biography, essay, memoir
17
Other examples of nonfiction include:
biographies, magazine articles, and historical writings
newspaper stories, scientific reports, almanacs
newspaper stories,autobiographies, and pamphlets
biographies,historical writings, and magazines
18
The ___________ of an essay is usually conversational.
bias
facts
opinion
tone
19
Subjective writing expresses _______ and _______ of the writer.
feelings and opinions
thoughts and feeling
facts, and emotions
facts and opinions
20
Objective writing...
expresses feelings and opinions of the author
includes bias
expresses feelings, opinions and bias
does not express feelings and opinions of the writer

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