11/1/17

Today in class we talked about how to classify different texts based on what they were, and what they contained. we compared three different examples to a novel and talked about how they are different and how they similar. The three examples were a essay, a memoir, and a play. As a class we decided that a essay was a text or document that was informational and tried to get a point across, it didn't have many similarities to a novel other then they both could be informative. The memoir was a nonfictional text that talked about a persons life or experience somewhere, this is similar to a novel because  they both have a story to them even tho a novel is generally fictional. A play had the most in common with a novel as they were both fictional but the difference was that a play was supposed to be preformed while a novel is supposed to be read. We also started the great Gatsby and talked about the narrator but we didn't get past page two.  

This could help you in the real world for when you need to find information for a paper or other assignment, because you now that a essay in made for information and is based around fact. It also helps for when you want to read something for fun and for your own personal enjoyment, as you know now that a novel and play are nonfictional and will provide that entertainment.