Types of Fiction
A story using made-up characters that could actually happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
The way fictional stories are told.
What is chronological order sequence?
The people or animals in a story.
Who are the characters?
A person who has a lot of knowledge of a subject.
Who is an expert?
The Sign was a story that took place during a time period when this existed.
What is slavery?
A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past; often the setting is real, but the characters are made up.
What is historical fiction?
Elements that make up the beginning of a story.
What are characters, the setting and the problem?
Where and when the story takes place.
What is the setting?
Another word for disagreement or argument.
What is a dispute?
The theme of the fairy tale, The Elves and the Shoemaker.
What is kindness?
Stories passed down orally from one generation to the next by different cultural groups.
What are folktales?
Elements that make up the middle of the story.
What is the plot, development of characters and the elaboration of the problem?
The events that move the story along.
What is the plot?
A word that means to begin or start.
What is commence?
The Elephant and the Crocodile was an example of this type of fictional genre.
What is a fable?
Similar to folktales, but the characters are animals, and there is a moral or lesson.
What are fables?
Elements that make up the end of the story.
What is the resolution of the problem, conclusion of the action and themes can be identified?
The problem or tension in the story.
What is the conflict?
Someone who is wealthy and successful.
What is prosperous?
Words to describe the character traits of the elephant in "The Elephant and the Crocodile."
What is kind, courageous, cooperative, and strong?
Similar to folktales, they have roots in oral tradition. They also include magical elements, good/evil characters, and a happy ending.
What are fairy tales?
Phrases that indicate time passing.
What are:
In the morning...
The next evening...
After that....
One day...
The way in which the conflict is resolved.
What is the resolution?
A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern, traditionally identified with a mythological figure.
What are constellations?
Words to describe the character traits of the boy, Jesse in the story, "The Sign."
What is courageous, friendly, compassionate, and a risk taker?