DECONSTRUCTING NON-FICTION
title ________________________________ author ________________________________
source ________________________________
type of non fiction __ memoir __ autobiography/biography __ interview
__ report __ review __ editorial __ other __________
4. Post the lists around the class. Anonymity is an option.
- Deconstruct Non-Fiction. Read three (3) non-fiction texts from one of the following on-line magazines:
- Walrus
- The New Yorker
- Rolling Stone
- Atlantic Monthly
title ________________________________ author ________________________________
source ________________________________
type of non fiction __ memoir __ autobiography/biography __ interview
__ report __ review __ editorial __ other __________
- purpose of this specific non-fiction text
- audience for this specific non-fiction text. Explain.
- style: use of vivid adjectives/verbs (make a list)
- style: use of figurative expressions (make a list)
- style: use of figurative expressions (make a list)
- style: length of paragraphs (i.e. really long or excessively short/brief)
- style: length of sentences. Count the number of short (< 5 words) , medium (6-20 words) and long sentences ( 20 > words) used in the first 500 words
4. Post the lists around the class. Anonymity is an option.