Types of Conflict
Elements of Fiction
Source, Viewpoint, and Purpose
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Fiction and/or Non-Fiction?
100

This type of conflict would be a person and their best friend getting into an argument.

What is individual vs. individual?

100

The beginning of a story where we learn about the characters and where/when the story takes place.

What is the exposition?

100

Where the information comes from in a text.

What is the source?

100

The formula for main idea.

What is topic + what's important?

100

The genre of writing that is made up/imaginary.

What is fiction?

200

This type of conflict would be a person catching a cold from their sibling.

What is individual vs. nature?
200

The end of the conflict in a story.

What is the resolution?

200

The reason that the author is writing.

What is purpose?

200

The subject of text. Who/what is the author talking about?

What is the topic?

200

The genre of writing that is real and contains all true information.

What is non-fiction?

300

This is the only type of conflict that is internal.

What is individual vs. self?

300

The turning point in a story. The start of the resolution.

What is the climax?

300

The three types of author's purpose.

What is persuade, inform, and entertain?

300

These are evidence/proof of the main idea.

What are supporting details?

300

This genre of writing usually has a theme, a plot, and a central conflict.

What is fiction?

400

This type of conflict would be a werewolf invasion in a small town.

What is individual vs. the supernatural?

400
What starts the conflict in a story.
What is the initiating event?
400

The author's opinion about the topic.

What is viewpoint?

400

The topic of the following passage: Whales are going extinct. The reason for this is climate change, as well as hunting.

What are whales?

400

This genre of writing usually has a main idea, purpose, and viewpoint.

What is non-fiction?

500

This type of conflict would be a person's pen breaking while they are doing their homework.

What is individual vs. technology?

500

The lesson/message you learn from a story.

What is the theme?

500

When an author takes one side of an argument in their writing.

What is bias?

500

The main idea of the following passage: The history of surgery is fascinating. Surgeons used to be untrained and use rusty equipment. Now there is new technology that saves lives every day in surgery.

What is surgery has changed over time?

500

This type of writing is trying to get the reader to think and take away a big idea/essential understanding.

What is fiction and non-fiction?