LESSON 3.1
Typical NWON Prompts

A nonfiction without narrator essay is like a nonfiction with narrator essay, except that it has no narrator.

Typical nonfiction without narrator essay prompts might be:

  • What change has occurred recently in the economic base of your community?
  • What role does sports play in your school?
  • How does music influence the American marketplace?
  • What leader greatly influenced twentieth century America?
  • What invention highly influenced life in the twentieth century?

Task 3.1

Determine which of the following are nonfiction without narrator prompts.

  1. What book highly influenced you.  Describe it.  Explain why it influenced you.
  2. What historical event do you think had the greatest influence on American history?
  3. You have been chosen as a member of a team to ski across Antarctica. Describe one eventful day.
  4. What is your favorite pet? Why?
  5. Describe a situation in which you made an important decision.
  6. Describe the best one-day outing you ever had with a family member or a close friend.
  7. How has the computer influenced contemporary life?
  8. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Why?
  9. One day after school you find a shopping cart that randomly sucks in items from store shelves to give to homeless people. Describe what you actions you take.
  10. What holiday do you like best?