Setting
Characters in Genres
Characterization
Stage of plot OR Nonfiction?
Elements of Fiction
100
This setting is in the past.
Historical Fiction
100
In this genre, animals talk and act like people.
Fantasy
100
The character who gets in the main character's way

Antagonist 

100

This genre teaches a moral lesson or theme

Fiction

100
The problem in the story

Conflict

200
This setting can be imaginary
Fantasy or Fairy Tale
200

Characters focus on love and/or relationships

Romance

200

Someone writing about his or her own life in an Autobiography is an example of what genre? 

Nonfiction/ Informational

200

A fascinating guide to America’s 62 National Parks, and all the animals, plant life, and adventures they offer.

Nonfiction/ Informational

200

The most important part of the story; the turning point

Climax

300

Settings often include places that feel dark and mysterious 

Mystery 

300
Characters do impossible things that could not really happen in real life (for example, fly around).
Fantasy
300

A character that stays unchanged throughout the story 

Static Character

300

An exciting journey into the amazing ways animals sense the world around them. With fun facts, colorful pictures, and easy-to-understand explanations, this book shows how creatures like turtles, dogs, and even shrimp experience things in ways we never imagined.

Nonfiction/Informational

300

When we are introduced to the characters, setting, and conflict

Exposition 

400

This setting takes place in the future!

Science Fiction

400

This genre contains stories about a true national hero from the past.

Informational/Nonfiction

400
The main character

Protagonist

400

 Princess Selina is rescued by her prince! They live happily ever after. 

Resolution 

400
The event that starts the action of the story

Initiating event 

500
The setting of the story doesn't really exist but it is modeled after a place that really does exist
Realistic fiction
500
This genre has characters that are solving problems using clues.
Mystery
500
A character who experiences a significant change in their personality due to events in the story

Dynamic 

500

Rohan had just moved to the city from a small town. When he asked the locals, it seemed like nobody knew why the lights flickered every night in the abandoned mansion on the hill...

Exposition 

500

The events that take place after the climax-- happens quickly in the story. 

Falling Action
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