What makes it fiction?
What do we call the way we sort books into categories? Example: Fiction
Genre
What are the 2 main types of character traits?
Inner/interior character traits
Outer/Exterior character traits
Name all 4 story elements
Characters
Setting
Problem
Solution
What does theme mean?
The lesson or the moral the author wants you to learn
Made up story
OR
Made up characters
Give one example of an outer character trait?
The way they look (skin color, eye color, hair color)
The clothes they wear (shoes, shirt, pants, etc.)
The things they do (jump, run, skip)
What is another name for the solution?
The Resolution
What do you need to use from the story to figure out what the theme is?
Use clues or evidence! (inferencing skills!)
What do we call the line or hill we use to retell a story?
Plot Line / Plot Hill
Give one example of an inner/internal character trait?
The characters feelings
The things the character says
What is another name for the problem?
The conflict
What do you need to know first before you can figure out the theme?
When we retell a story, we split it into 3 parts, do we need to tell those parts in order? And if yes, what are those parts called?
Yes they must be told in order. They are the Beginning (B), Middle (M), & End (E)
In this example, name an exterior/outer trait of the main character:
"Once upon a time a girl named Snow White lived deep in the forest. She lived there with her seven helping dwarfs. Snow White had long black hair, and red cherry lips. She was very kind to animals and people."
She lived in a forest
She has long black hair
She has red cherry lips
The setting can affect who in the story when its changed?
The characters!
Find the theme in this short story:
"Chopstick was so scared to do things without his brother. He had never done anything by himself. But, when he tried new things out he realize he COULD do hard things! He had so much fun teaching his brother all kinds of new activities!"
Theme:
*You can do hard things if you try.
*Try new things and you might like it
What does a character have to be able to do?
Think, Feel, Do
In this story give an example of the main characters inner/interior character traits:
"Once upon a time there were three little pigs. These pigs were very different from one another. The first pig did not take his time to make good choices, he really liked to nap. Pig one was not a hard worker."
Pig one was lazy
We use the story elements to explain what?
The plot (BME)
Why is the theme important to understand in a fiction story?
It helps us understand what the author wanted us to learn from reading the story.
What order do we use the story elements in when we are retelling a story using the plot??
As we go on the main character develops a problem
In the middle the characters try to solve the problem by trying different things
At the top of the plot hill (m) is the climax (the most important/exciting/scary part of the story)
Then finally towards the end the character finds a solution to their problem