Unit 1 Fiction & Nonfiction

Elements of Fiction Fiction is literature with imaginary people, events, or places. Example: Cinderella Characters: Plot: Setting: Narrator: Theme: THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Cinderella Characters: Cinderella,stepmother,fairy godmother Plot: a young girl living in a wicked step family, her magical transformation that enables her to dance with a prince, and then her losing and then reclaiming a glass slipper Setting: timeless fairy tale land of castles and princes Narrator: a storyteller speaking from the 3 rd person point of view Theme: kindness & goodness triumphs over meanness & evil ****One element might stand out more than the others. For ex. Plot- mystery; _______________-Western; theme- folk tales. *******

Types of fiction Fiction is classified into a specific type depending on its length. Novels usually have subplots, usually the longest. EX. The plot of a young man coming from China in search of his father. There might be a subplot involving his attempt to get his article about his father published in an American newspaper. Novellas have a word count of 10,000-70,000 words. (Charles Dickens story, A Christmas Carol) Short Stories are meant to be read in one sitting. (Little House on the Praire or Snow White)

Elements of Nonfiction Nonfiction only deals with real or true events. The prefix NON means not. What does nonfiction mean? Types of Nonfiction: Biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, and sometimes journal tell stories and are usually written in narrative form.

Nonfiction (con’t) Nonfiction writing is often developed to meet a purpose, or goal, such as to explain, or to persuade. Letters and essays and articles are used to persuade. Formative Assessment: Check your Understanding-pg.5