Types of Fiction
This type of fiction takes place in the present time.
Present-day Fiction
This story element can be people, animals, or even objects.
Characters
What should you do first to find out what information are you looking for?
Read the questions first
When you connect what you already know
Making connections
What point of view has the narrator is one of the story characters. It uses I, me, my, and other first-person pronouns.
first-person,
A story that takes place in the past and may tell about important people or events from history.
Historical Fiction
This story element is where and when a story takes place.
Setting
If it is this type of story, you look for the characters, setting, problem and solution.
Creating images in your mind as you read
visualizing
Which point of view has a person outside the story is the narrator. It uses he, they, her, and other third-person pronouns.
third-person
A story that tells about science, machines, and events of the future; it may take place in other worlds.
Science Fiction
A story is made up of events, or things that happen. The order of events in a story is called the________
Plot
What process has you cross out the answers that you know are NOT correct.
process of elimination
If you ask these, it will help you understand the text.
Questions
A story that is not true
fiction
A story that is passed down from one person to another over time; fables and myths are both types of folktales.
Folktales
These are drawings that help you understand a story. They may show what the characters, setting, and events look like. They can show the mood of the story or of the characters. These may make you feel happy, sad, or even frightened.
Illustrations
This type of evidence helps you find to answer questions.
Text Evidence
I need to always check to sure the story makes this
sense
text that shares information
informational (or expository) text
A story that explains how things in nature came to be; it may also tell how and why things work the way they do.
Myth
This element of a story is the lesson or central message that the writer wants to share. “Be careful what you wish for” and “Good deeds are often rewarded” are two themes. Each is a lesson about life that the characters might learn.
Theme
This answer is the correct answer to choose
The best answer
When I don't know a word, you can use these clues
Context Clues
Eat a sweet treat, like a lollipop or mint