Nonfiction Flood Stories

While fiction makes for great entertainment, reading nonfiction can be much more impactful, as it relates the true stories of real events as they happened to real people. The information presented in a piece of nonfiction is no longer fantastical or a part of the author’s imagination. These events really happened, which means they could happen again, maybe even to you.

In this topic, you will read several different examples of nonfiction literature about floods and other weather-related phenomena. You will explore the characteristics and elements of nonfiction literature, while noting how these literary works differ from the fictional stories from the previous topic.

Essential Questions

• What are the defining characteristics of nonfiction literature?
• How do you read nonfiction literature versus reading fictional literature?