Quarter 1 Introduction

 Made up from the author’s imagination  Associated w/ novels & short stories  Short Story ◦ Brief ◦ Focus: one main plot, one main conflict, one theme, read in one sitting  Novel ◦ Longer ◦ Plot includes subplots and more than one conflict and sometimes more than one theme

 Real people, events, ideas  Letters, autobiographies, biographies, speeches, articles (Primary documents)

 Fiction and Nonfiction ◦ Persuade  What’s another way to say persuade?  Convince, Influence ◦ Inform  What’s another way to say inform?  Educate, Instruct, Notify, Teach ◦ Entertain  What’s another way to say entertain?  Captivate, Delight, Engage, Inspire

 Genre is a type or kind of literature

 Historical  Science  Fantasy  Adventure  Mystery  Realistic  Folklore  Thriller This is not an extensive list. There are many more categories! In addition, sometimes a story can be more than one genre.

 Disseminate – how information and stories are passed along  E.g.: Folklore is traditionally disseminated or passed down orally over generations  Represents the beliefs and practices of a culture  Supernatural or Impossible (exaggeration)  Used to explain nature, creation

 Drawn from the imagination of the author but is very believable  Represents the burdens, struggles, joys, and happenings of everyday life  Themes of society/community, family, friendship, and growing up

 Main character and plot are created from author’s imagination  However, the story is weaved around historical events, characters, settings, time periods  The historical element plays a pivotal role in the story’s theme and plot

 Author’s imagination is weaved around technology, the impossible.  Explores controversial or debatable scientific issues (such as cloning, mental illness, political power/ control, etc)  Scientific vocabulary/terms to represent alternative world(s)

 Imagination of the author breaks free from reality  Story takes place in a nonexistent and unreal world  Unreal characters  New vocabulary/terms to represent alternative world(s), new beings, imaginary lands

 Characters are asked to solve a crime or puzzle or to discover and expose a secret  The crime, puzzle, or secret is the driving force for the plot

 Suspense is the driving force for the plot  Characters are usually placed in danger or cause danger

 The main characters go on an adventure that ultimately leads to self discovery and/or the resolution of the story’s conflict  Travel