Nonfiction Terms Test

explores a (one) topic with the goal of informing or enlightening the reader.

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the vantage point of the writer- ( first or third person)

shows the relative order of a series of events-such as dates in a period of history.

is a form of nonfiction that aims to convey or explain information. Examples: reference materials, articles

a short nonfiction work on a single topic about a particular event in the authors life.

a photograph, drawing, or diagram that serves to make the concept clearer by providing a visual example.

a story of a person´s life written by that person. It usually covers the entire life up to the time of the writing.

the attitude the author takes towards his/her subject matter-formal, informal, silly, serious, sarcastic.

a story written about a person's life written by someone else.

the single point the author is writing in the essay.

includes any work of prose that tells an invented or imaginary story-short stories, novels.

eliminates opinions and feelings-uses facts, statistics, data, etc.

pictorial or other graphic forms of communication. Includes: photographs, illustrations, charts, diagrams, and maps.

a short non-fiction work that makes a point about (ONE) a single topic.

offers information about a particular theory, scientific observation, or discovery.

a graphic representation of a process, example: how a bill becomes a law.

the first one opinion, judgment based solely on personal perspectives, feelings, opinions.

a specialized vocabulary for a particular subject or topic.

an illustration that serves to explain a concept/process, an the arrangement and relationships among its various parts.

author language, expressions, word choice that is strictly his/her own and makes up the style unique to the writer.

shows the parts that make up the whole of something.

goal or aim of the author: inform, persuade, relay information, relay a true story.

writings about real people, places, events, situations, etc.

Person/group the author writes ¨to target¨- people writing is written for.

a writing used to persuade the reading to accept a particular point of view (ONE topic)

a representation (often on a flat surface) of the geography of an area that shows various significant treasures.

deals with a specific time of a persons life-such as an event in childhood/a time with someone important in their life.