2. Todays Standard Literary Response and Analysis 3.1 Articulate the expressed purposes and characteristics of different forms of prose (for example, short story, novel, novella, essay).

3. Prose= everything that isnt poetry Prose can be FICTION (imagined events and characters) or NONFICTION (based on fact). Examples: Nonfiction News article Report Essay Biography Autobiography Examples: Fiction Romance Adventure Novella Short Story Novel

4. Basic Situation Conflict Complications Climax Resolution Short Story : short work of fiction from 5 to 20 pages. Novella : medium work of fiction from 21 to 100 pages. Novel : long work of fiction more than 100 pages in length

5. Review: 1)The Giver is an example of a ______________. 2)A piece of writing based on fact is called _______________. 3)A fictional story 30 pages in length is called a ____________. 4)Prose includes any kind of writing that isnt ____________. 5)Rikki-tikki-tavi is an example of a ____________. 6)A short story can be a maximum of __________ pages in length. ©Created by Cathy Shope, EWMS 2002