Fiction/Non-Fiction

What is fiction?

• Writing that is scientific fact

• Writing that comes from the author's imagination

• A tale that teaches a moral

• About a real person

Historical Fiction

• Sets characters against historical events

• Traditional story involving gods, goddesses, and heroes

• Is based on history and actual heroes

• Deals with a crime or puzzle to solve

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

The purpose of Fiction is to:

• Tell about events that are impossible in the real world

• Tell about a futuristic world

• Make you imagine

• Entertain

Biographical Fiction is :

• True facts about a real person

• Stories about nature

• About a real person, but events are made up

• Information on how to assemble equipment

Non-Fiction is :

• Based on facts, describes real events, people, and ideas

• Based on made up characters

• Having a plot

• Coming from the author's imagination

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

The three elements of fiction are :

• Biography, autobiography, and imagination

• Characters, setting, and plot

• Setting, plot, and imagination

• Characters , setting, autobiography

If the story is factual, about real events, subjects, or ideas, it is most likely:

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

Examples of Informational Texts

• textbook, reference material, encyclopedia

• reference material, maps, recipes

• schedules, brochures, maps

• Encyclopedia, textbook, menus

Which is not an example of a Functional text?

• Directions

• Schedules

• Maps

• Reference materials

What are two genres of Fiction?

• Biography and Maps

• Fables and Legends

• Recipes and Fantasy

• Science Fiction and Informational Texts