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Elements of NonFiction

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  • Q1
    includes characters, settings, and plots about real people, places and events
    fiction
    narrative nonfiction
    text structure
    expository essay
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  • Q2
    a type of essay in which the purpose is to present an argument and convince the reader
    analytical essay
    narrative essay
    persuasive essay
    expository essay
    30s
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  • Q3
    the story of a person's life told by that person
    autobiography
    essay
    thesis
    biography
    30s
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  • Q4
    writing that is about real people, places, things, and events
    essay
    fiction
    functional
    nonfiction
    30s
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  • Q5
    the writer's aim or goal
    purpose
    voice
    tone
    point of view
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  • Q6
    a type of essay in which the purpose is to inform or explain
    persuasive
    analytical
    expository
    narrative
    30s
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  • Q7
    the story of a person's life told by another person
    autobiography
    literary
    analytical
    biography
    30s
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  • Q8
    a short nonfiction work that expresses a writer's thoughts about a single subject
    tone
    essay
    voice
    functional text
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  • Q9
    the vantage point, or perspective, from which a story is told
    connotation
    tone
    point of view
    voice
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  • Q10
    the main idea supported in work of nonfiction
    purpose
    tone
    point of view
    thesis
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  • Q11
    the writer's attitude toward the subject or reader
    purpose
    tone
    voice
    thesis
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  • Q12
    breaks a large idea into parts to show how the parts work as a whole
    functional text
    narrative nonfiction
    connotation
    analytical writing
    30s
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  • Q13
    the person or group for whom the author is writing
    purpose
    voice
    point of view
    audience
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  • Q14
    positive or negative feelings associated with a word
    connotation
    tone
    text structure
    voice
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  • Q15
    techniques associated with telling a story, whether fiction or nonfiction
    functional text
    text structure
    literary elements
    connotation
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  • Q16
    the way a writer uses language to reflect his or her personality and attitude toward the topic, form and audience
    tone
    voice
    thesis
    connotation
    30s
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  • Q17
    practical documents that help readers perform everyday tasks
    literary elements
    narrative nonfiction
    functional texts
    text structure
    30s
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  • Q18
    the various parts of the text and their organizational pattern
    text structure
    thesis
    literary elements
    functional text
    30s
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