1. FAIRY TALES Fiction

2. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES 1. Begins with “Once Upon A Time…”

3. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES 2. “In a land far away…” The land is unknown in a far away place. (We can’t get there.)

4. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES 3. Fantasy and Make believe

5. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES 4. Good characters vs. evil characters

6. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES 5. Royalty

7. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES 6. magic

8. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES 7. a problem needs to be solved

9. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES 8. three is a magic number (3 tries to solve a problem…)

10. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES 9. teaches a lesson or moral

11. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES 10. “they lived happily ever after.”

12. ELEMENTS OF FAIRY TALES fairy tales do not have to include fairies.

13. Fiction Vocabulary

14. FICTION VOCABULARY Exposition – Establishes the setting, introduces the characters, and gives the reader important background info.

15. FICTION VOCABULARY Conflict – The problem of the story – the struggle between opposing forces.

16. FICTION VOCABULARY Rising Action – the events in a story that move the plot forward. It involves the conflict and complications, and usually build toward a climax or turning point.

17. FICTION VOCABULARY Climax – the turning point and the point of greatest interest of the story. At this point of the story, the outcome becomes clear. Ahh Haa!

18. FICTION VOCABULARY Falling Action – occurs after the climax, and during this part of the story, conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up.

19. FICTION VOCABULARY Resolution – the end of the story.

20. FICTION VOCABULARY Theme – the meaning or moral of the story. What the author wants you to get out of the story – the message.

21. FICTION VOCABULARY Setting – the time and place of the action of the story.

22. FICTION VOCABULARY Characters – the people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of the story.

23. FICTION VOCABULARY Character traits – the qualities or elements that make up a character.