Middle School Literature

Text that provides true facts about a topic

• Fiction

• Non Fiction

• Fantasy

• Poetry

A story that has been made up and has made up characters

• Fantasy

• Non Fiction

• Fiction

• Folktale

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event

• Realistic Fiction

• Biography

• Mystery

• Fable

The setting is ... in which the story takes place.

• the time
• the place
• the time and the place
• the climax event

The ... is what happens in the story.

• script
• plot
• climax event
• exposition

What is a genre?

• a story

• a category or type

• fiction

• nonfiction

What is fiction?

• A story that is made-up and not real

• A text that gives facts and information

What is non-fiction?

• A story that is make believe and not real

• A text that gives facts and information

A story that is based on a real event in history but contains characters or events that are fictional.

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• humor

A story that is meant to make the reader laugh. It could be a comic or a story that contains funny events.

• historical fiction

• fable

• nonfiction

• comedy