Lesson Five - Non-fiction
Introduction
Lesson Five - Non-fiction
Duration - 1 block (1 x 80 min + homework)
"There is a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth." -Â Maya Angelou, American writer
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 ELAÂ 10-1.
"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." -Â 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.