STUDY NOTES/FICTION-NONFICTION

FICTION-Fiction writing can be inspired by fact or based entirely on the fantastic.  All works of fiction, regardless of their content, share certain basic elements.

*Characters-made-up people or animals in the story

*Setting-the time and location of the story

*Narrator-the one who tells the story

*Point of view-the perspective from which a story is

First-person point of view-the perspective of a character in a story

            Third-person point of view-the perspective of a narrator outside the

            story

*Theme-the message, moral of the story, life lesson

TYPES OF FICTION

*Novels-long works of fictionthey may contain subplots

*Novellas-works of fiction that are shorter than novels but longer than short

                    stories

*Short Stories-brief works of fictionthey focus on one main plot

                   structured around a single conflict.  Short stories are meant to be

                   read in one setting.

NONFICTION-deals with real people, events, or ideas; narrated from the

     point of view of the author, who is a real person; presents facts or

     discusses ideas; may reflect the historical context of the time period,

     including references to major social and cultural information

TYPES OF NONFICTION

*Biographies-tell the story of someones life and are told from the

     perspective of another writer

*Autobiographies and memoirs-tell the story of the authors life and

     reflect the writers thoughts and feelings about events

*Letters-are written forms of communication from one person to another.

     A letter may share thoughts, feelings and information

*Journals and diaries-are records of daily events and the writers thoughts

     and feelings about them.  They are meant to public or private.

*Essays and articles-are brief written works about a specific topic. The

     Purpose of an essay or article might be to explain, persuade, or inform

*Informational texts-written documents commonly found in everyday life;

     they include textbooks, applications, instructions, and articles