1. Today’s Agenda 1.Attendance 2.Paperwork 3. Essays? 4.“Essential Elements of Fiction”

2. Essential Needed Needed Necessary Necessary Impossible to omit/include Impossible to omit/include A “Must-Have” A “Must-Have”

3. Element An ingredient An ingredient A part that helps make up/comprise a whole A part that helps make up/comprise a whole A small unit of a larger “something” A small unit of a larger “something”

4. Fiction Not true Also called a “narrative”/story Is not based upon real events, people, or places (*) Make-believe Not the same thing as “fake”

5. Your Assignment With a partner, create a list of at least twenty (20) “essential elements of fiction.” Each student must have his/her own list. Bonus points will be rewarded for anyone who reaches twenty-five answers. Be prepared to share your findings with the class.