Fact: Every piece of fiction must have CHARACTERS! Characters can be people! Characters can be animals! Characters can be creatures! Do we have characters?

FACT: Every piece of fiction has a protagonist; a “good guy” FACT: Every piece of fiction has a protagonist; a “good guy”! Do we have a protagonist?

Fact: Every piece of fiction has an antagonist; a “bad guy” Fact: Every piece of fiction has an antagonist; a “bad guy”! Do we have an antagonist?

Fact: Every piece of great fiction has CONFLICT! Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Machine Man vs. Himself DOES HERCULES EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE??

Fact: Fiction has settings that affect the main character! What settings affect Hercules??

Fact: Fiction has a variety of “points of view”; perspective of the story; how each character sees the action! Is this true in our novel? “I was framed! I just wanted to borrow a cup of sugar!” “That rotten wolf tried to eat us!!!!”

FACT: Fiction writers use elements to create a story’s “mood” FACT: Fiction writers use elements to create a story’s “mood”. Mood is how it makes the reader feel! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDUhDV-72S0 How did the writer of Hercules want you to feel? How do you know?

FACT: Fiction text has a theme FACT: Fiction text has a theme! Theme is a big idea that the reader can infer based on the story’s characters and events! *Let’s play “Theme or No Theme?” *Can you infer the theme of “The Mighty Hercules”? How do you know?