Unit 1 and Unit 2: Fiction , Nonfiction, and Short 2010
Stories
PART 1
I. Characteristics of Fiction
Fiction features ____________-invented people who experience a series of events
called __________.
It occurs in a time and a place or _______________. Setting can be ____________
or ______________.
Fiction is told or _____________, from the __________________ of a character
who may or may not be part of the story.
Fiction always includes a ______________ a ______________ or an insight about
life.
II. Types of Fiction
A ___________ is a long work of fiction broken up into ____________. Features
multiple __________, _____________, and have more than one
_____________.
A _____________ is longer than a short story but ______________ than a novel.
A _____________ is a work of fiction brief enough to be read in ___________
sitting.
III. Characteristics of Nonfiction
________________ from works of fiction in several ways.
__________, events, ___________, and ____________ presented in
___________ are real, not invented.
____________ by an author who is a real person.
___________ is written for a specific _____________. It addresses a clear
____________ or reason for writing.
______________, the author’s attitude toward the subject or reader. Displayed
through the writer’s ___________ choice and __________.
IV. Types of Nonfiction
There are _______ types of nonfiction that are defined by their purposes.
______________ Nonfiction: tells stories of _______________ events.
Examples: ________________ and ______________.
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Expository: ____________ or explains. Examples: ____________ essays and
research reports.
Persuasive: presents reasons and ______________ to __________ the reader to
act or think in a certain way. Examples: _____________ and ___________
speeches.
Descriptive: uses details related to the senses to create mental images for the reader.
Examples: character sketches and scientific observations.
Check your Understanding
Fiction
Nonfiction
A book about the training routine of a champion
athlete.
A politician’s memories of her childhood.
A story set on another planet in the distant future.
An essay about a social issue.
V. The Elements of Plot
Exposition: the _______________ of the ___________, _____________,
______________, and the _____________ of the story.
Rising: Action: events that ___________ or occur up to the climax of the narrative.
Climax: the _________ point of interest in a narrative (story).
Falling Action: events that lead to the ______________ of the narrative; the tying
up of __________ ends.
Resolution (________________) the _____________ or ______________
up of a narrative.
VI. Elements of Short Stories: Plot, Conflict, Character, Setting, Symbol and
Theme.
Plot is a short story’s series of __________ events.
A short story usually focuses on a ___________ or ________.
Two main types of __________ in literature.
An __________ conflict is struggle between two __________, individual, and
a group, or between a character and a force of nature.
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An __________ conflict is struggle within the ________ of ______
character.
Four Types of Conflict:
Man vs. Man
External or Internal
Man vs. Nature
External or Internal
Man vs. Society
External or Internal
Man vs. Himself
External or Internal
VII. Characters
The __________ or personalities who participate in the action of the story.
_______________ are human beings, but they can also be ___________ or even
________.
Writers use these methods of __________________ to tell readers about characters.
Providing ____________ of what characters look like.
______________ characters’ _________ and ___________.
_____________ characters ___________ with one another.
_____________ characters’ ____________ and feelings.
Types of Characters
Round: is _____________, show many ___________ qualities – revealing
_________ as well as virtues.
Flat: is ____-dimensional, showing a _____________ trait.
Dynamic - _________, changes, and _______ something during the course of
the story.
Static – a character who stays the _________.
Two types of Characterization
Direct – the author’s ___________ of the character’s
Indirect: showing personality through _______, __________, and
___________ or through other ___________ observations about them.
VIII. Setting
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The setting of a story is the _________ and ________ of the action.
The time of a setting can be ______, __________, or ___________ and it may also
include a specific _________, season, or _______ of day.
Place can refer to the __________, economic, or ___________ environment as well
as a specific geographical location in country, town or community.
IX. Symbol
_________, place, or __________ that has a ___________ meaning.
Also stands for something __________ such as an idea or emotion.
X. Theme
Two types of theme: ___________ or ___________.
A _________ theme is expressed ___________ by the author.
An ________ theme is suggested ___________ through the ___________ of the
characters or through the events and the setting of the work.
Check your Understanding
Choose the letter of the short story element that best matches each item.
A temple in India.
A.
Setting
B.
Character
A man struggles against the ocean waves.
Theme
Conflict
A poor woman is unhappy with her life.
Character
Plot
A girl begins to appreciate her culture.
Theme
Setting
Two enemies become friends.
Setting
Plot
PART 2 Reading Literature Strategies
I. Make Predictions:
A prediction is a ___________ ___________ about what will happen next.
A writer provides ________ in the text that allow readers to ______ questions
and ______ predictions.
Making predictions is one way for the reader to get involved in the story and
make sense of it.
When making a prediction, consider each character’s _________ and what
information he or she knows.
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Lastly, ________ for places where the author hints at ______ events.
Predictions use _________ and _________ provided in the text to
_________ what will happen later.
By the end of the Units you will learn how to:
You make predictions by __________ _____________ and make a
_____________ prediction.
You ________ ___________ to _________ and to ________ and
_________ predictions.
Use predictions when you read _____ _______ __ _______.
Example:
Waiting patiently under the tree, the leopard crouched as the playful cub approached.
Ask appropriate questions: (Write two questions below).
1. _____________________________________________________.
2. _____________________________________________________.
Make a prediction about will happen next.
____________________________________________________________.
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II. Author’s Purpose pg. 94
III. Making Inferences pg. 198
IV. Cause and Effect pg. 290
A cause is the ___________ for an action or ___________. An effect is the
_________ of an action or event.
When you try to determine WHAT happened in a literary work, you are asking
about the ___________________.
By the end of the Units you will learn how to:
Ask _____________ to analyze _________ and __________.
_______________ the action to ____________ cause and effect.
_______________ text format and analyze the _____________ of format
presentation.
Example:
When heavy snow covered the roof, it collapsed.
Ask appropriate questions:
What happened?
Answer: __________________________________________________.
Why did it happen?
Answer: ______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________.
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