Lesson Five - Non-fiction

Introduction

Lesson Five - Non-fiction
Duration - 1 block (1 x 80 min + homework)

"If you can't change your fate, change your attitude" ~ Amy Tan

Unit One is heavy on notes. Do not panic - the remainder of the course is not like this!! This unit is designed as a review and presentation of the bulk of the theory (notes) that you will need for this course. Please print off the notes and store them in a separate binder for easy reference as you move through ELA 20-1.

"Within your lifetime, there have been phenomenal changes in the amount and accessibility of information. When you were born, most published information came from books, magazines, and newspapers. Today more and more of it comes through electronic sources. What, then, is the role of non-fiction in this information age? Quite simply, understanding non-fiction helps you deal effectively and creatively with an increasingly complex world. Non-fiction can inform, persuade, provoke, surprise, amuse and enrich. It has several major forms - memoir, essay, profile, photograph, eyewitness report, debate, media text." - Viewpoints 11

Prior to entering high school, most students read fiction with ease and enjoyment. They are familiar with how fiction works, and they can write their own stories. However, during post-secondary learning, students will be required to read and write mainly in the mode of non-fiction, or exposition. It is to develop and master the skills of reading and writing exposition that we study non-fiction.

Resources

Notes
Non-fiction 
Context

VIDEO

Lesson

Read and study the notes on NON-FICTION and CONTEXT.
Read the essay "A Thin Disguise", by Richard Rhodes

Assignment

ASSIGNMENT (13 marks)

Study the essay "A Thin Disguise", by Richard Rhodes
Open the U1L5 Non-fiction Quiz.

There is no password associated with this quiz, and it is "open book", that is, you are allowed to use your notes as you write.
Once you have answered all 13 questions, click "submit".

Conclusion

You have reviewed various concepts and terms relating to non-fiction. 
Store this information in your "NOTES" binder for quick referral as you progress through this course.