Additional Facts: 

  • Nonfiction pieces are usually written in an objective manner.

  • Editorials may express opinion as well as facts.

  • Biographies are written on living and nonliving people.

  • An autobiography may be written in a less formal style because it contains personal details about the writer's life.


a magazine or other literary piece that is published at regular intervals​




periodical​


a complete list of written works relating to a specific subject and usually found at the end of a book or document​







​bibliography

spoken language about a topic



speech​



a factual story of a person's life written by that person​




​autobiography

a factual article in a newspaper or magazine that expresses the publisher's personal opinion about a subject​





​editorial
literature that is based on factual information​


nonfiction​

a factual story of a person's life written by another person


biography​




Reading:  Nonfiction Part I - Flashcards
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