Genre, Fiction, and Story Elements!

What is fiction?

• A type of writing based on facts, real events, or real people

• A type of writing about made-up people and events

• Poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is realistic fiction?

• A story from long ago that has been repeated for many years

• Takes place in the past and may involve important people or events from history; details are made up by the author

• Has characters, events, and a setting that could exist in the real world

What is historical fiction?

• Takes place in the past and may involve important people or events from history; details are made up by the author

• A traditional story that explains how something was created or how it works. They usually don’t have an author and are used to teach a lesson about life

• A type of folktale about heroes and their brave actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is science fiction?

• Takes place in the past and may involve important people or events from history; details are made up by the author

• Tells about science and technology of the future; may be set in the future, space, or an unusual place

• Has characters, events, and a setting that could exist in the real world

What is a folktale?

• A story from long ago that has been repeated for many years

• Tells about science and technology of the future; may be set in the future, space, or an unusual place

• A type of folktale about heroes and their brave actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is a myth?

• Has characters, events, and a setting that could exist in the real world

• A story from long ago that has been repeated for many years

• A traditional story that explains how something was created or how it works. They usually don’t have an author and are used to teach a lesson about life

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is a legend?

• A story from long ago that has been repeated for many years

• Tells about science and technology of the future; may be set in the future, space, or an unusual place

• A type of folktale about heroes and their brave actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What are the characters in a fictional story?

• The people, animals, or magical creatures who take part in the story

• When and where the story takes place

• what happens in a story. It is made up of a series of events.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is setting?

• What happens in a story. It is made up of a series of events.

• The lesson or message that the author wants readers to understand

• When and where the story takes place

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the plot of a fictional story?

• The lesson or message that the author wants readers to understand.

• What happens in the story. It is made up of a series of events.

• The people, animals, or magical creatures who take part in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9