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1
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different types of nonfiction

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  • Autobiography
  • Biography
  • Essay
  • Speech
2
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Autobiography

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  • Story of a person’s life by that person
  • Usually in first person
  • Memoir—focuses on one experience or period in person’s life
3
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Biography

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  • Story of someone’s life written by another person

- Often includes author’s interpretations of the effects of events on the person’s life

4
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essay

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  • Informal:
  • Personal Essay—to entertain or share personal experience
  • Formal
  • Expository or Persuasive essay
  • More serious
  • To inform, often to persuade
  • Emotional appeal
  • Logical argument
5
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speech

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  • To persuade or inspire

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