We will be reading and viewing a variety of non-fiction materials over the course of the year. In Narrative writing, we will read some samples of memoirs and will create our own. In argument writing, we will look at samples of speeches, essays, letters, advertisements, reviews, articles, websites, blogs and other types of written sources as well as videos, photographs, and documentaries. We will focus on primary sources and will discuss the difference between primary and secondary sources. In informational writing, we will be working on biographical research, and we will be looking at all of the previously mentioned types of writing and others.