1. Learning About Fiction and Nonfiction

2. Fiction Writing Can be inspired by fact
Can be based entirely on the fantastic

3. Elements of Fiction Characters – made-up people or animals
Plot – made-up series of events
Setting – time or location, which may or may not be real

4. Elements of Fiction contd.
Narrator – told by a speaker or someone NOT in the story
Theme – message about life
Example: Treat others the way you want to be treated.

5. Elements of Fiction contd.
Point of View – certain perspective
1st Person – perspective of a character IN the story
3rd Person – perspective of a narrator OUTSIDE the story

6. Types of Fiction contd. Novels – long works of fiction
May contain one or more subplots (independent or related plots)
Examples: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, The Lightening Thief, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Eragon

7. Types of Fiction contd.
Novellas – shorter than novels, but longer than short stories
Examples: Of Mice and Men, War of the Worlds, Coraline

8. Types of Fiction contd. Short Stories – brief works of fiction
Meant to be read in one sitting
Contain same basic elements
Tend to focus on one plot around a single conflict

9. Nonfiction Writing Deals only with real people, events, or ideas
Author’s Point of view (viewpoint) = real person
Presents facts or discusses ideas
May reflect historical context – references to major social and cultural information

10. Types of Nonfiction
Biographies – another writer tells the life story of someone’s life
More objective
Based on research

11. Types of Nonfiction contd.
Autobiographies – reflects the thoughts and feelings about the events in his/her own life
More personal
Based on memory and emotion

12. Types of Nonfiction contd.
Memoirs – autobiographical writing that focuses only on a short period in the writer’s life instead of the life span

13. Types of Nonfiction contd.
Letters – written communication from one person to another
Might share information, thoughts, or feelings

14. Types of Nonfiction contd.
Journals and diaries – written records of daily events
Include writer’s feelings and thoughts
May be public or private

15. Types of Nonfiction contd.
Essays and Articles – brief works written about a specific topic
Purpose might be to explain, argue/persuade, or inform

16. Types of Nonfiction contd.
Informational Text – everyday life written documents
Examples: textbooks, applications, instructions, articles, manuals