Study Guide for Nonfiction Test Part II

Readings What are some important elements to note from these texts?
What type of nonfiction text is it? What are some key nonfiction elements
that are used by the author?
Farewell to Manzanar

Montgomery Boycott

Only Daughter

The Teacher Who Changed My Life

Terms Know the definition, but also be able to identify examples of it.
Memoir
Cultural Characteristics
Authors Voice/Style in Nonfiction
Authors Purpose
Characterization in Nonfiction
Imagery in Nonfiction
Skills Given an article or piece of nonfiction text, you should be able to read
and write a rhetorical prcis and response.
You must know how to write a rhetorical prcis and response.