The art of fiction

Unit 2: The art of fiction

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Fictional Learning Objectives

• Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

• Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

How are we going to check for knowledge?

• Let's talk about what we've read

• We will answer questions about what we have read

• We will write about what we have read

• We will illustrate what we have read

• We will closely read the text and annotate

Let's think...what is fiction?

Shout it out if you know it

Open Ended

You are right. It is all of those things. Let's go deeper and really think about the characteristics. Characteristics are traits that make up something.

List one characteristic of fiction by looking at this picture? What do you find?

That's a great start. Let's keep going!

Poll

Is it possible to use words to create a picture in your mind?

• Yes, definitely

• No, not really

• Sort of?

• That's ridiculous

Great effort

Let's keep going

Fiction is the artform of storytelling. Here's how...

• Fiction is essentially made up stories

• Fiction has literary devices

• Fiction uses figurative language

• Fiction's purpose is mostly to entertain you

• Fiction can be fun

• The author's purpose for writing fiction is to entertain you

Let's try this out together

• Read this with me

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Open Ended

Name two characteristics from the fictional story?

1. How can we check to determine if that's right?