SETTING
WHEN
and WHERE a story
place
the TIME
and
the PLACE
ta
o
Why is SETTING important t
HISTORICAL FICTION?
Historical fiction is a
in the past (written abou
in the past)--it can hav
characters or events.
•Realistic Fiction:
fiction (made up story) that could
happen.
•Uses realistic characters and
events = BELIEVABLE
•EX: Bridge to Terabithia;
Mother Fletcher’s Gift; All
American Slurp
Sequence
*the order of events in fictio
can be the steps in a process
sually its what people mean
CLE WORDS/SIGNALS of
Sequence:
*TYPE OF CLE WORD (EXAMPLE)
*ordinal numbers (1st, fifth,
* time line (dates, years, ce
week, time of day, etc.)
*transition words (before, aft
Sequence
*Sometimes, the order of eve
out of order (when and where
Flashback:
when the auth
to a
previous/earlier event
Traviss mom tells that he use
Foreshadow:
when the auth
clues at what is going to/mig
in the story
(EX: when May B
not believing in God)
Cause and
Effect
Effect
Cause
What happens be
Why something happens
of something el
Sometimes the cause
isn't have
You can
directly stated.
effects
for
You can have multiple
EX:
Bad
causes for ONE effect.
m
ONE
grad
cause////gro
mall trip ar
Ex:
No studyingnoand
effects
goofing off in class
(CASE)/// Bad
grade is the effect
Cause
& Effect S
because
happen
so
the effect
since
therefore
as a result
due to
when___, then ___
if ____, then ____
Fact Versus Opinion
•Facts are statements that can be proven true
or false.
•
If a fact is true, it is supported with
additional information.
• EXAMPLE: The actor has money. TRUE FACT.
Additional info: He has a million dollar home, 2 Porsche
coupes, a Corvette, and a summer home on the beach.
•If a “fact” is false, the opposite is supported
with additional information.
• EXAMPLE: The actor has money. FALSE FACT.
Additional info: He hasn’t paid a payment in over a year.
His cars are repossessed, and his summer home is his
mom’s house.
Fact Versus Opinion (Continued)
•Opinions are statements of a person’s thoughts,
feelings, or ideas.
•Statements of opinion cannot be proven true or false.
•Statements of opinion can be either VALID or
FAULTY
•VALID statements of opinion are supported by
facts.
•EXAMPLE: Recycling is a BIG help. FACT:
Recycling reduces trash in landfills.
•FAULTY statements of opinion are not supported
by facts.
•EXAMPLE: Rita should be a scientist when
she grows up. FACT: Maybe Rita is a better at
something else than science.