Questions 1, 2, 4 and 5: Finding Information Flashcards
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What are the main purposes of non-fiction?
Inform, explain, describe, entertain, argue, persuade, advise. Most texts have more than one.
What kinds of text can appear on Paper 2?
Two 20th- and 21st-century non-fiction texts: journalism, speeches, journals, reference book extracts, and literary non-fiction (autobiography, letters, obituaries, travel writing).
What is literary non-fiction?
True writing crafted with fiction's techniques: vivid description, a personal voice, scenes and dialogue, e.g. memoir, autobiography, travel writing.
What is the difference between autobiography, memoir and biography?
Autobiography: the writer's own life story. Memoir: their memories of particular times or themes. Biography: someone else's life, by another writer.
What is a news report?
A factual account of a recent event. It leads with the key facts, quotes witnesses and officials, and keeps a formal, mostly impersonal tone.
What is a reminiscence?
A personal looking-back at the past, often nostalgic or affectionate in tone, with sensory detail and the writer's feelings.
What is an obituary?
A piece written after someone's death about their life, usually respectful, mixing facts with anecdotes that show character.
What is a journal or diary?
A dated, personal record of events and feelings, written close to when they happened, often in the first person and present or recent past.
What is travel writing?
A first-person account of a journey or place, mixing vivid description of what the writer sees with their reactions and opinions.