Chapter 3
Writing Nonfiction
Without Narrator Essays
(NWON)
Overview
So far, the document we have worked with used I as one of the main parts:
Nonfiction with Narrator
| What Statement | Why Statement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LH | VP | RH | Because | Y |
| I | like | ice worms. | because | they remind me of John Muir, the great naturalist. |
Nonfiction without Narrator
In a NWON, there will be no narrator. Also, the What Statement and the Why Statement are often two sentences.
| What Statement | Why Statement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LH | VP | RH | Because | Y |
| Billy Mills, the only American ever to win the 10,000 meters in the Olympics, | had to overcome | prejudice against Native American runners. | His accomplishment is especially important because | he helped Native American runners find their spiritual roots. |