2. Nonfiction uses many of the tools of fiction-vivid storytelling, characters, and
settings—to write about true things. Like fiction, it relies on specific details, colorful
images, and sometimes dialogue to make the writing come to life. Copy the following
organizer into your Writer's Notebook. Use it to chart how some of the elements of
"Delfino ll: Diez in the Desert" tell the story of Diez's life. One example is done for you.
Category of Fact
Example
What It Contributes
to the Story
Specific Detail
Diez "had a confidence that
protruded like a muscle
beyond his thin physique"
Adds to image of Diez as
being an impressive person
despite his youth and size
Vivid Imagery
Made-up Dialogue
Other Facts