The document provides definitions for various terms related to non-fiction writing genres. It includes definitions for biography, autobiography, essay, informative article, interview, elements of non-fiction like plot and character, fact versus opinion, expository and personal essays, persuasive writing, feature stories, strategies for reading non-fiction like previewing and clarifying, summarizing, recognizing facts and opinions, and evaluating. It also defines terms like theme, plot, predict, static versus dynamic characters, types of autobiographies like journals and diaries, and excerpts. The final jeopardy question defines memoirs as being written in the first person about the author's personal experiences and actual happenings, with feelings of self, family, and community

1. Jeopardy for Non-Fiction Non-fiction 1 Non-fiction 2 Non Fiction 3 Non-fiction 4 Non-fiction 5 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

2. $100 Question from N1 Define Biography

3. $100 Answer from N1 A story of a person’s life written/told by someone else

4. $200 Question from N1 Define Autobiography

5. $200 Answer from N1 A story of a person’s life as written by that person

6. $300 Question from N1 Define Essay

7. $300 Answer from N1 A short piece of non-fiction written about a single subject

8. $400 Question from N1 Define Informative Article

9. $400 Answer from N1 Writing that provides factual information about Real people, places and events.

10. $500 Question from N1 Define Interview

11. $500 Answer from N1 A writing based on question/answer sessions between writer/person

12. $100 Question from N2 Define the elements of non-fiction

13. $100 Answer from N2 Plot, character, setting, theme

14. $200 Question from N2 Define fact

15. $200 Answer from N2 A statement that can be proven

16. $300 Question from N2 Define Opinion

17. $300 Answer from N2 A statement which reflects the belief of the writer, but cannot be proven or supported by evidence

18. $400 Question from N2 Explain expository writing

19. $400 Answer from N2 Tightly structured/organized Impersonal style/serious in tone Presents or explains information and Ideas/scholarly/thoroughly researched

20. $500 Question from N2 Explain Person essay

21. $500 Answer from N2 Looser structured/informal style More personal style/lighter in tone Expresses thoughts/feelings/ Personality of the writer

22. $100 Question from N3 Define persuasive writing

23. $100 Answer from N3 Presents arguments for/against a topic, tries to convince readers to Adopt a certain point of view

24. $200 Question from N3 Define a feature story

25. $200 Answer from N3 Writing found in newspaper/ magazines; sometimes human interest stories about interesting people and/ or events.

26. $300 Question from N3 Define the strategies in in reading Non-fiction

27. $300 Answer from N3 Preview, clarify, summarize, recognize Facts/opinions and evaluate

28. $400 Question from N3 Define Preview

29. $400 Answer from N3 Look at title, pictures, diagrams, Bold print and so on

30. 500 Question from N3 Define Clarify

31. $500 Answer from N3 Chronological order told in time order Organized by author’s idea Signal words

32. $100 Question from N4 Define summarize

33. $100 Answer from N4 Main idea: central idea writer Hopes to express Detail: reasons, ideas, examples, Opinions that support the main idea

34. $200 Question from N4 What is non-fiction?

35. $200 Answer from N4 Writings about real people, places and events

36. $300 Question from N4 Define Theme

37. $300 Answer from N4 The lesson or message the writer is attempting to convey to the reader

38. $400 Question from N4 Define plot

39. $400 Answer from N4 A sequence of related events that make up a story. It consists of introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

40. $500 Question from N4 Define predict

41. $500 Answer from N4 Guessing what will happen next

42. $100 Question from N5 Define static character

43. $100 Answer from H5 A character that does not change

44. $200 Question from N5 Define dynamic character

45. $200 Answer from N5 A character that changes within a story.

46. $300 Question from N5 What are the shorter types of an autobiography?

47. $300 Answer from N5 Journals, diaries, letters and memoirs

48. $400 Question from N5 Define Excerpt

49. $400 Answer from N5 To take out part of a book or musical

50. $500 Question from N5 Define diary

51. $500 Answer from N5 A record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily

52. Final Jeopardy Define the characteristics of a memoir?

53. Final Jeopardy Answer Written in the 1 st person Author’s personal experience, actual happening Feelings of self, family and community autobiography