1. What have you learned and realized about reading nonfiction, particularly the informational texts we have been reading?
2. How is nonfiction similar and different to fiction?
3. What should we pay attention to and take notes on in reading narrative fiction and/or nonfiction?
2. How is nonfiction similar and different to fiction?
3. What should we pay attention to and take notes on in reading narrative fiction and/or nonfiction?
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ReplyDelete1. Reading nonfiction:
- author's craft makes the text more interesting to read
- authors repeat specific words to show a message
- authors may also using techniques to manipulate the reader; they may use stronger words or exaggerate anecdotes to prove them; they may prove the other sides wrong
- tone of text contributes to or influences readers' feelings
- readers have to be careful of author's biases and persuasion
- readers should keep an open mind;
- authors get information from multiple sources
- authors write about current problems and often connect them to the past
- as writers, it's difficult to now show bias
- nonfiction isn't just facts; it often tells stories and informs of current issues
2. Similarities
- tell stories
- word choice can really impact message
- can be biased
- can both tell stories and be narrative
- can focus on one character/person such as in biography or memoir; focuses on 1 or 2 people
- themes and main ideas
- can be about current and past issues
- there is a lot of truth in fiction
- qualities of good writing are the same
- both can teach readers about the world/life
Differences
- nonfiction is all true but fiction doesn't have to be all true
- setting can be the same but not characters
- nf: more facts
- f: usually a plot, protagonist, antagonist
- nf has a clearer purpose?
- f: not restricted by facts
- craft/techniques may vary
- f would not usually have graphs or statistics
- bias in fiction is more subtle
3. Reading narrative
- author's tone
- main character
- setting
- central idea
- details/type of evidence
- sensory details, imagery
- nuanced writing: word choice, sentence length
- conflicts
- climax
- lessons
- rising action
- secondary characters
- protagonist and antags
- character change
- transition
- static or dynamic
- questions?
- relationships
- craft
- similes and metaphors
1. Reading Nonfiction
ReplyDelete- there is always more than 1 side to a topic; most Upfront articles acknowledge other sides
- at least 2 points of views
- some articles are more subjective than others
- author has a point of view that could be biased
- authors communicate pts of views through word choice, structure, craft, authoritative quotations, and text features
- authors leave clues which add up to or lead to central idea (their pt of view)
- details/facts/evidence support that central idea
- authors try to teach lessons or show messages
- articles can help expose us to controversies/issues and help us form our own ideas
- as readers of nf, we should be aware of biases, form our own opinions, be careful and recognize when author is shaping evidence in a biased way
- identify truth vs opinion
2. Similarities:
- both can be about controversial topic
- central idea or purpose or message
- can be narrative - author tells a story; there are anecdotes
- problems are present
- can teach us about present and past events; fiction shows through experience of characters
- variety of writing techniques to convey message or claim
- both may have text features and visuals
- can include: dialogue, setting, action, description, theme, conflict, deliberate word choice
- authors can have or show bias
- think about the audience; make the writing interesting to the reader (nf: hook; f: details)
- elaborate on most important moments
Differences:
- nf is real/true while f is made-up
- f doesn't have to stick to the facts
- some forms of fiction have correct facts
- f: can embellish and exaggerate more; like a conversation
- nf: more like a lecture
- sci fi - can take current issues and add on to it
- both have characters/people but f focuses more on individual experiences
- nf has facts, statistics, quotations while f focuses on dialogue and descriptions