Vocabulary
People, animals, or other creatures in the story
Characters
Stories that are not true (imaginary)
Fiction
A story with impossible things such as talking animals or magical powers
Fantasy
What is a short story that teaches you a lesson?
Fable
The beginning of the story where we learn about the characters and setting is called...
Exposition
When and where the story takes place
Setting
Books that are true (real)
Non-fiction
A story that mixes technology from the future with scientific fact and fiction
Science fiction
True or False - March is reading month and you can get a free pizza from Pizza Hut if you turn in your reading log.
True
Second part of the story: we learn about the characters' conflicts and the story becomes more exciting
Rising action
All of the action that takes place during a story
Plot
A story of a real person's life written by another person
Biography
A story with made up characters that could really happen now
Realistic fiction
Fact or Opinion: Everyone reads at bedtime.
Opinion
The most exciting part of the story (sometimes a fight happens!)
Climax
Problems the characters face in a story
Conflict
A story of a real person's life written by the same person
Autobiography
A story about a puzzling event that isn't solved until the end of the story
Mystery
A book about a dog that goes to school with a cat and a turtle would be which genre?
Fiction, fantasy
Falling action
Type or kind of story
Genre
Books that provide facts about a variety of topics (for example: weather, animals, science, history, sports, space, etc.)
Informative
A story with made up characters that happens in the past
Historic fiction
A book that tells facts about the Solar System would be which genre?
Non-fiction, informative
The end of the story (you learn what happens to the characters after the conflict has been resolved)
Resolution