Writing and Personal Accounts

If a work of non-fiction, such as a memoir or an autobiography, has been exaggerated or embellished, it is no longer a work of non-fiction.
- False
An essay is a type of non-fiction writing that typically puts forth an argument about an issue.
- True
Both fiction and non-fiction stories ___________________.
- Contain conflict
Non-fiction writing is always written from an objective, unbiased point of view
- False
Skills Lesson: Expository: Nonfiction
Creative nonfiction refers to a type of
- Open-form essay
_______________________ are a type of non-fiction writing that combines the autobiography and the essay.
- Personal accounts
The type of non-fiction writing that can most closely resemble a creative non-fiction essay is the
- Personal accounts
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the narrator of an autobiography?
- The narrator is a real person that is writing about his or her life.
Which of the following is not a type of non-fiction writing?
- Legend
The characters in non-fiction stories are _______________________.
- Real
Autobiographies are almost always written _______________________.
- In the first-person

Skills Lesson: Autobiography
Autobiographies are generally written by the elders of large families to preserve tradition and heritage.
- False
Autobiographies are usually written by _________________________.
- Famous people
All autobiographies are divided into chapters based on important events that define the author’s life.
- False

Which of the following is not a type of non-fiction writing?
- Legend
In an autobiography, sometimes the author discusses events from another person’s life in addition to his or her own. This phenomenon is referred to as a (n) _____________ element
- Biographical

Critical Reading
- Autobiographical writing
From When I Was Puerto Rican: What conclusion can you draw about the author from this selection?
- She was a good student
Critical Reading: The author’s description of the mountains shows that he probably
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