Can you give some examples of texts written to inform but may read like a story?

Answer 1

Sure. Travelogues are great examples. They are written to inform readers about different places, cultures, and experiences in those places. For example, 'A Walk in the Woods' by Bill Bryson. He writes about his attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail. It contains a lot of information about the trail, the nature along it, and the local history. But it reads like a story with his personal adventures, the people he meets on the way, and his own thoughts and feelings during the journey. Another example could be some business case studies. They inform about a company's strategy, its success or failure. But they can be written in a way that reads like a story, with the company's background as the beginning, the business decisions as the plot, and the final results as the end.

Answer 2

Yes. Biographies often fall into this category. Take 'Steve Jobs' by Walter Isaacson. It's a biography that aims to inform readers about Steve Jobs' life, his ideas, and his impact on technology. However, it reads like a story as it follows his life from his early days, his time at Apple, getting fired, and then coming back to Apple. It has characters (Jobs, his colleagues), a plot (the development of Apple over the years), and a resolution (Apple's success under Jobs' leadership again). News features can also be like this. A news feature about a local community coming together to rebuild after a disaster. It tells the facts of what happened but also has elements of a story like the people involved, their efforts, and the final outcome.

Answer 3

One example could be historical non - fiction books. For instance, 'The Devil in the White City' by Erik Larson. It tells the true story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and a serial killer who used the fair as his hunting ground. It's filled with historical facts but reads like a thrilling story. Another example is some science journalism. Articles about new scientific discoveries can be written in a narrative way. For example, an article about the journey of a research team to study a rare species in the Amazon. It informs about the species and the research process but has a story - like flow with a beginning (the start of the journey), middle (the challenges faced during the research) and end (the results of the research).