1. Fact: Every piece of fiction must have CHARACTERS!
Characters can be people!
Characters can be animals!
Characters can be creatures!
Do we have characters?

2. FACT: Every piece of fiction has a protagonist; a “good guy”
FACT: Every piece of fiction has a protagonist; a “good guy”! Do we have a protagonist?

3. Fact: Every piece of fiction has an antagonist; a “bad guy”
Fact: Every piece of fiction has an antagonist; a “bad guy”! Do we have an antagonist?

4. Fact: Every piece of great fiction has CONFLICT!
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Machine
Man vs. Himself
DOES HERCULES EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE??

5. Fact: Fiction has settings that affect the main character!
What settings affect Hercules??

6. Fact: Fiction has a variety of “points of view”; perspective of the story; how each character sees the action! Is this true in our novel?
“I was framed! I just wanted to borrow a cup of sugar!”
“That rotten wolf tried to eat us!!!!”

7. FACT: Fiction writers use elements to create a story’s “mood”
FACT: Fiction writers use elements to create a story’s “mood”. Mood is how it makes the reader feel! How did the writer of Hercules want you to feel? How do you know?

8. FACT: Fiction text has a theme
FACT: Fiction text has a theme! Theme is a big idea that the reader can infer based on the story’s characters and events! *Let’s play “Theme or No Theme?” *Can you infer the theme of “The Mighty Hercules”? How do you know?