HLLA Chapter 4: Forms of Fiction ● “The Gold Cadillac” ● “Separate But Never Equal” ● “Goodbye Records, Hello CDs” ● “He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit” and “The Fox and the Crow” and “The Wolf and the House Dog”

Forms of Fiction Fiction – made-up stories Myths – stories about gods and heroes that people told to explain the world around them Fables – short teaching stories; most famous ones were told by Aesop; have practical morals Legends – stories based on real historical events; over time have become exaggerated and less accurate Folk tale – stories that have been passed down as an oral tradition (spoken, not written) for many generations; different cultures have similar ones; entertaining AND meaningful Short Story – no chapters…Short! Novella – shorter than a novel but longer than a short story

“The Gold Cadillac” Genre: novella Focus: novella – fiction, shorter than a novel, longer than a short story Skill: Making Predictions Predicting: using clues given by the author to make informed guesses about what will happen next in a story LR&A #6, 7, 11 The main conflict in this story is _______ One of the subplots (or a secondary conflict) is _____________________________________. 11. The subject of the story is _________. The theme of the story is __________________________________.

“Separate But Never Equal” Text Structure – the way a writer organizes his or her ideas Types of Text Structure: Chronological Order (Time order) Problem/Solution Compare and Contrast Compare – identify ways in which people, places, or things are similar Contrast – identify ways in which people, places, or things are different Cause/Effect Order of Importance

“Goodbye Records, Hello CDs” Text Structure – the way a writer organizes his or her ideas Compare and Contrast Pattern – organizing information by showing how two things are similar and how they are different Point-by-Point Pattern – moves back and forth between the two things being compared Block Pattern – covers everything about thing #1 before moving on to thing #2

“He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit” and more! Genre: folk tales and fables Focus: folk tales, fables, and trickster heroes Folk Tale – no known author; passed down for generations by word of mouth; similar ones appear in different cultures Fable – brief story with a moral or practical lesson about life; often use animals as the characters Trickster Heroes – characters who use their cleverness to trick others or teach them a lesson Skill: Analyzing Cause and Effect Cause – makes something happen Effect – what happens