Fiction Notes, 8/27/15  REALISTIC FICTION: type of fiction story that can possibly happen in real life  PLOT: the sequence of main events in a story  1. EXPOSITION : introduces the characters, setting, theme, and basic situation  2. MAIN CONFLICT : the problem faced by the main character(s)  3. RISING ACTION : events that create tension and suspense in a story  4. CLIMAX : the turning point in a story’s sequence of events  5. FALLING ACTION : events that decrease tension in a story  6. RESOLUTION / DENOUEMENT : how the story ends  THEME: the message, or lesson shared by the author THE ME SSAGE

Fiction Notes, 8/28/15  CHARACTER: an individual (usually a person) in a story  MOTIVATION: the reason a character acts a certain way  CONFLICT  INTERNAL CONFLICT : the struggle occurring within a character (person vs. self)  EXTERNAL CONFLICT : the struggle occurring outside of a character (person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society)

Fiction Notes, 9/2/15  MOOD: the feeling created in the reader  IMAGERY: language that creates mental images  FLASHBACK: when the story goes back to an earlier time in a character’s life  SETTING’S INFLUENCE: when time and place affect the plot, characters, mood, or theme of a story  POINT OF VIEW: how the author allows you to “see” and “hear” what’s going on  1 st PERSON: the narrator is a character in the story (I, me, we…)  3 rd PERSON LIMITED: the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character (him, she…)  3 rd PERSON OMNISCIENT: the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters (they, them, she…)  MOOD: the feeling created in the reader  IMAGERY: language that creates mental images  FLASHBACK: when the story goes back to an earlier time in a character’s life  SETTING’S INFLUENCE: when time and place affect the plot, characters, mood, or theme of a story  POINT OF VIEW: how the author allows you to “see” and “hear” what’s going on  1 st PERSON: the narrator is a character in the story (I, me, we…)  3 rd PERSON LIMITED: the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character (him, she…)  3 rd PERSON OMNISCIENT: the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters (they, them, she…)

Fiction Notes, 9/10/15  FORESHADOWING: when the author provides a hint about what’s to come later in the story  GENRE: a category of literature  NON-REALISTIC FICTION: stories that are made-up and DO NOT seem like they could happen  SCIENCE FICTION: stories that take place in the future, or on other planets, or involve time travel, space travel, etc.  FANTASY FICTION: stories that involve magic, or other supernatural phenomena  FORESHADOWING: when the author provides a hint about what’s to come later in the story  GENRE: a category of literature  NON-REALISTIC FICTION: stories that are made-up and DO NOT seem like they could happen  SCIENCE FICTION: stories that take place in the future, or on other planets, or involve time travel, space travel, etc.  FANTASY FICTION: stories that involve magic, or other supernatural phenomena FORESHADOWINGBE

Fiction Notes, 9/17/15 MYTH: traditional stories that involve supernatural beings or explain how natural events happened LEGEND: a traditional story about a person or place, may include supernatural beings or explain events in nature MYTH: traditional stories that involve supernatural beings or explain how natural events happened LEGEND: a traditional story about a person or place, may include supernatural beings or explain events in nature

Fiction Notes, 9/23/15 IRONY (ironic): when language or an event seems the opposite of what is expected and is often amusing or humorous as a result DIALOGUE: a conversation between two or more people IRONY (ironic): when language or an event seems the opposite of what is expected and is often amusing or humorous as a result DIALOGUE: a conversation between two or more people