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Adam: Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore Why: Its a true story and I'm going to learn about Global Warming and see what I can do to stop it AJ: The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester. Why: I haven't read anything nonfiction and it sounded interesting Erin: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Why: Because its promoting peace and I want to see how he does that Mary: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Why: Because Capote. Why: He had to research and inteview this murder that was in Kansas, went to the trials, and to be able to stretch the truth and know so much detail about an incident is something I want to look into.

What do we know: Autobiographies- always speak in first person Nonfiction- either first person or third Always real information Follows the same master techniques that a novel would

What do we want to learn: What happened? Why is it so important? What can we learn from it to improve our own writing? How do they use master techniques? How do we improve our anotation skills by reading Nonfiction or Autobiographies?

How do authors write the opening They describe the main characters, plot, setting

What are 2 master techniques used in the novels They used effective introductions by hooking the reader into reading more. Point of view (3rd person omniscient) is used throughout the novels. In the Professor and the Madman, when Dr.Miner killed the innocent man that was a hook because it made the reader wonder why he killed an innocent man. In the book In Cold blood, when the author makes the reader wonder about the 6 gun shots. The authors use these master techniques because they want the reader to enjoy the book an to make them wonder what will happen next

Answer one of the Questions we had One answer we had was why is nonfiction important? Nonfiction is important because it conveys actual events and makes them interesting so the reader will read and learn about it. It is also important to read about these events so that we can learn about them and how to stop or prevent them, and in some cases promote it if it is a good thing.

Master Techniques used that have effected us Inconvenient Truth: The master technique that worked in this book was the plot structure because it allowed the book to be descriptive and enjoyable. The Professor and the Madman: Cool, vivid words as effective to AJ because it made the book more interesting to him In Cold Blood: Personification "Imagination, of course, can open any door-turn the key and let terror walk in" (105) Three Cups of Tea: Narrative hook was "Greg Mortonson was lost, he didn't know it yet." This was effective to Erin because it made her wonder why he was lost and she wanted to keep reading.

How does the middle of this genre work? 1. There is exposition(setting, time, main characters) rising action, climax, the falling action, resolution- depends of the book(ties all the loose ends up) 2. What can we learn from it to improve our own writing? Editing marks, quotations, plot structure, commas, effective introduction and conclusion, conflict and resolution, imagery, making sure they tie up the loose ends, spelling and grammar check, effective organization. 3. Aspect: Proven to be factual and true, not creative writing. Written about past events, tells a story. Nonfiction can be biographies, essays, reality and history. [] []

4. What master technique is becoming most important? Why? Characterization of each person in the book. It is important because it is hard to read a story about a person you don't know; it helps with your understanding of the book. In Cold Blood, Truman Capote:"Sometimes music sets him off, and when he was a little boy he used to cry because he thought the a sunset was beautiful. Or the moon" (208). In The Professor and the Madman: "He was a dirty unkempt man in his early twenties, his dark uniform torn to rags by his frantic, desperate run through the brambles. He was exhausted and frightened. He was like an animal- a far cry from the youn lad who had arrived, cocksure and full of Dublin mischeif, on the West Side of Manhattan three years earlier" (60-61). Inconvient Truth: "It is our only home. And we must take care of it." (180) Effective Conclusion 'If you want to thrive in Balistan, you must respect our ways, the first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family, and for our family, we are prepared to do anything, even die, you must make time to share three cups of tea. We may be uneducated. But we are not stupid. We have lived and survived here a long time.' (79) Three Cups of Tea.

5. How do authors end this genre? In this genre, authors use resolution to tie everything together. All of the lose ends in the book get answered at the end.

6. Research and answer another question that we had What can we learn to improve our writing? We can learn not only the master techniques, but how and when to used them.

7. What is the most important master technique in your genre? The most important master technique is climax. This is because without the climax, the story would have no importance. Then, the author wouldn't have written the book at all.

8. What are key differences in our genre? One major difference is point of view. Some nonfiction books are written in first person, while others are written in third person. Another difference is a variation in plot structure. Some books have a traditional plot structure, while others have in medias res.