Class notes on reading nonfiction

807 Notes on Nonfiction

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.       <!--[endif]-->Science articles, textbooks, newspapers, magazines, biographies, personal narrative, memoirs,  encyclopedias, informational texts about animals, etc; dictionary, reference books, how to’s, recipes, Websites: Kicks on Fire, Ocean Up, Facebook (depending on author), Wikipedia

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.       <!--[endif]-->Similarities/Differences:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->a.       <!--[endif]-->Nonfiction – based on real life

<!--[if !supportLists]-->b.      <!--[endif]-->Fiction – fantasy, sci-fi, made up characters, author can make up events

<!--[if !supportLists]-->c.       <!--[endif]-->Both: can have protag/antagonist; there are people, events, problems/solutions; can help us gain knowledge and understanding of ourselves and the world

<!--[if !supportLists]-->d.      <!--[endif]-->Difference: nonfiction approaches the human condition in a different way; may or may not be narrative (tell a story)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.       <!--[endif]-->Strategies:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->a.       <!--[endif]-->State main idea

<!--[if !supportLists]-->b.      <!--[endif]-->Identifying important quotations

<!--[if !supportLists]-->c.       <!--[endif]-->Read with your pen

<!--[if !supportLists]-->d.      <!--[endif]-->Put yourself in the text

<!--[if !supportLists]-->e.      <!--[endif]-->Evaluating facts and evidence

<!--[if !supportLists]-->f.        <!--[endif]-->Finding the other perspectives or opinions on an argument

<!--[if !supportLists]-->g.       <!--[endif]-->Make connections

<!--[if !supportLists]-->h.      <!--[endif]-->When writing, go back to the text and your notes; make sure your info is accurate









812 Notes
-nonfiction examples: blogs, documentaries, news, sports, magazines, newspapers, how to, memoir, diary, bio/autobiography
-fiction - don't have to stick to reality and "the truth", can have facts and info also like in historical fiction, more room for imagination, often based on nonfiction
-Both: can tell stories that teach lessons, teach us about real world issues, can be interesting or not to the reader, there is a setting, humans/people/characters, when writing there is always main idea and/or author's purpose
-nonfiction - pay more atttention to facts, more forced to read this in school, responsible to accurately portray "the truth",
- when reading nonfiction: find interesting facts and main ideas, reread, annotate