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Types of Non-Fiction
Types of Fiction
Author's Purpose
Setting
Plot
100
Amelia Earhart was a pioneer. This doesn't mean she traveled west in a covered wagon or lived in a cabin. It means that she had a special spirit. She liked to be the first to do new things. In the 1920s, Amelia became a pilot.
What is biography?
100
We flew to the planet Zurgingia in record time. Our spaceship almost overheated when we put it into warp-speed overdrive for the sixth time.
What is science fiction?
100
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
What is entertain?
100
Dictionopolis, Digitopolis, The Castle in the Air, Milo's bedroom
What is The Phantom Tollbooth?
100
A girl wants a bike, but her mother won't let her have one. She finally gets one from a fireman who knew her father.
What is Becky and the Wheels and Brake Boys?
200
Tuesday, 29 Sept 1942 Dear Diary, Extraordinary things can happen to people who go into hiding. Just imagine, as there is no bath, we use a washtub and because there is no hot water in the office we have to put on a kettle to heat the water for our baths.
What is diary?
200
Chiron gave me a melancholy smile. "No one knows how long the Age of the West will last, Percy. The gods are immortal, yes. But then, so were the Titans. They still exist, locked away in their various prisons, forced to endure endless pain and punishment, reduced in power, but still very much alive...."
What is fantasy?
200
The Smart Girl's Guide to Surviving Middle School
What is inform?
200
1930s, Alcatraz Island, public school, Esther P. Marinoff school
What is Al Capone Does My Shirts?
200
A woman challenges a Greek goddess to a weaving contest. The goddess gets angry and turns her into a spider.
What is Athene and Arachne?
300
First, choose a container such as a two-to-ten gallon aquarium. Consider the size of your tarantula and be sure to provide it enough space. The container should be at least twice the length of the spider's leg span.
What is a how-to article?
300
Mr. Dobbs: A good tornado should remind us of how important it is to work together. Mrs. Specter: Every time we have a tornado, we all cooperate to help clean up the mess. Most times we fix the town up better than it was before. Sam: How many tornadoes have you been through?
What is drama or a play?
300
The Three Wishes (folktale)
What is to teach a moral or lesson?
300
Ancient Greece, Argos, Medusa's lair
What is The Gorgon's Head?
300
A monster named Grendel is attacking a dining hall each night. A warrior comes, slays the monster, and nails it's arm up above the door of the dining hall.
What is Beowulf?
400
Today the Graham city council will meet to discuss the proposed stoplight at the entrance to River Mill Academy on Main St. near Hursey's Barbeque. When asked about the proposal, the council chairman said that the traffic light would improve safety for the students and help to manage traffic jams in the mornings and afternoons.
What is newspaper article?
400
Cold winter has come, And the cruel winds blow - The trees are all leafless and brown; These two pretty robins, Oh, where shall they go?
What is poetry?
400
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
What is to entertain?
400
At the seaside; on a really sandy beach where the sun is out in the night-time
What is The Walrus and the Carpenter?
400
A dragon is rampaging through a kingdom, but nobody seems to be able to defeat it. The cobbler's youngest son takes his advice, makes the dragon burst out laughing, and kills it while he's off-guard.
What is Dragon, Dragon?
500
I became a pilot during a time when the airplane was still a very new invention. Not many people knew how to fly one. It was very unusual for a woman to fly a plane, but I set many flying records in my day.
What is autobiography?
500
Billy's pilot broke in. He was all business. His plane was group leader that day. The German Luftwaffe might pick up radio signals between their planes. "No more radio chatter!" Billy's captain ordered. the radio clicked to silence.
What is historical fiction?
500
"Why Does the Moon Have Different Phases?" by Roger Ballard
What is to explain?
500
Ancient Rome, out on the streets right before a volcano erupts
What is The Dog of Pompeii?
500
A boy goes looking for a lost girl, but winds up getting lost himself.
What is Loser?