Non fiction What is non fiction Can you

Non fiction What is non fiction? Can you think of examples of non-fiction texts? Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction texts? Why? I will identify a number of non-fiction texts and comment on their purpose

Examples of non-fiction texts Information leaflets Newspaper or magazine articles Travel writing Biographies Company websites Advertisements Film and book reviews Pick 2/3 of these, and: Explain where you would expect to see them Explain what you would expect them to look like Explain why you would expect them to be written

Purpose of a piece of media Why has this text been written? What is the text trying to do? E. g. inform, persuade or advise.

What is the purpose of… A Red Bull advert on the television? A newspaper report about Donald Trump becoming president? A leaflet highlighting the dangers of smoking? A review of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie? Paultons Park website? Kanye West’s Autobiography?

Non fiction texts use lots of presentational and persuasive features They do this to help them achieve their purpose. • Use of Colour • Font - Use of bold/italics/underlining etc Upper case/lower case • Main images / photos – realistic etc – effect? • Other images • Layout • The actual product • Logo • Slogan • Celebrity endorsement? • Eye catching? How? • Persuasive language techniques

How do the presentational features and persuasive features help to achieve a purpose? What is the purpose of this advertisement? What presentational features and persuasive language features are used?

Point, Evidence, Explanation What type of non-fiction is this text? What is the purpose of this text? How is this text persuasive? What presentational features are used to help achieve the purpose? Do you think that this text has been persuasive in achieving its purpose?

Non-fiction texts Blog Leaflet Non-fiction texts Write down as many different non-fiction texts as you can. Be ready to share and to identify their purpose!