STORY ELEMENTS
TYPES OF FICTION
TYPES OF NON FICTION
RANDOM FICTION & NON FICTION
TEXT STRUCTURE
100
The time and/or place where the story happens.
What is setting?
100

Type of fiction the story or plot could be real; however, characters are made up.

What is realistic fiction?

100
The overall feeling that the work evokes in the reader.
What is mood?
100
Making informed guesses about what will happen next based on story details and your own experience.
What is making predictions?
100

Restating the main points in one's own words.

What is summarize?

200
The sequence of events that takes you through a story.
What is plot?
200
Stories that include robots or futuristic elements.
What is science fiction?
200
Every feature of a writer’s use of language, such as rhythm, language, and methods organization.
What is author's style?
200

The central point the author is making.

What is the Main Idea?

200

 Explains why something happened and the results.

What is Cause and Effect?

300
The people or animals that take part in the story’s action.
What are characters?
300

Neither fiction nor nonfiction. Has it's own characteristics.

What is poetry?

300
A story written by a person about themselves.
What is autobiography?
300

Using text clues and background knowledge to understand something not explicitly stated.

What is an inference?

300

The high point of the story, usually the point at which the eventual outcome is revealed.

What is climax?

400

A message about life or the lesson that a story conveys to its reader.

What is theme?

400

Literature that presents danger or gives the reader a sense of excitement.

What is adventure?

400
A story written about a person by some other person.
What is biography
400

The author's feelings expressed through word choice. The words that express the emotional states.

What is tone?

400

Explains events in chronological order or steps in a process.

What is the sequence or order?

500

The perspective where the writer or speaker refers to themselves directly in the story

What is first person?

500

Works of fiction that are set in the past; however, setting could be real, but characters are made up

What is historical fiction?

500

Non-fiction is just a term to explain the writing is...

What is not true?

500

 Explain what a photograph or illustration shows.

What is a caption?

500

Facts, examples, or details that prove the main idea.

What are supporting details?