Module 2: Exploring Non-Fiction Texts
The chapter explores the diverse landscape of non-fiction texts, detailing their purposes and structural conventions. It equips students with skills to identify factual statements, differentiate between opinions and biases, and analyze persuasive techniques employed in non-fiction writing. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of summarizing and synthesizing information from various sources to enhance understanding and critical thinking skills.
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What we have learnt
- Non-fiction is based on facts, characterized by various forms including informational, argumentative, descriptive, and narrative texts.
- Distinguishing between facts and opinions is crucial for critical reading and understanding bias in non-fiction writing.
- Persuasive techniques and rhetorical appeals such as ethos, pathos, and logos play significant roles in influencing an audience.
Key Concepts
- -- NonFiction
- Writing that conveys factual information about real events, people, and subjects.
- -- Bias
- A prejudice that influences perspective, often leading to unfair treatment of topics or groups.
- -- Rhetorical Appeals
- Techniques used to persuade an audience, primarily categorized into ethos (credibility), pathos (emotion), and logos (logic).
- -- Summarizing
- The process of condensing main ideas and supporting details from a text into a brief format using one's own words.
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