1. Nonfiction Elements
Write down these words and their
definitions

2. Source
 One who or that which supplies information
or evidence

3. Subjective Details
 Descriptions that tell you a person’s
feelings, attitudes, or judgments instead of
external facts.

4. Objective Details
 True to life descriptions that do not include
personal feelings or judgments.
Just the facts Ma’am.

5. Primary Source
 The original or direct source
“I saw the whole thing.
A cow ran out into the
street and that car had
to swerve to miss it and
hit the tree.”

6. Secondary Source
 One that is based on primary sources.
Her cousin’s friend’s
uncle’s girlfriend said
she had a nose job
last year

7. Narrative Essay
 A nonfiction composition in which the writer
explores the subject by telling a true story.

8. Humorous Essay
 A nonfiction composition that gives a
writer’s thoughtful but humorous view of a
subject; uses exaggeration.
hahahahaha hehehehehe

9. Descriptive Essay
 A short nonfiction composition in which an
author describes or creates a word picture
of a subject.
The flowers were
very beautiful.
The yellows and
oranges shone
like headlights.

10. Expository Essay
 A short nonfiction piece that explains or
gives information about a topic.

11. Persuasive Essay
 A short nonfiction composition in which a
writer presents his or her views.
Hey good
lookin’!

12. Connotations
 Words associated with ideas and images
beyond their literal meaning. The
emotional associations surrounding a work
or phrase.

13. Observation
 An act of noticing and recording facts and
events.