1. LITERARY Elements of fiction
Fiction is writing that tells about imaginary characters and events. All works of fiction share basic structures and elements.

2. TYPES OF FICTION

3. NOVELS
long works of fiction with a plot in which characters face a problem in a specific time and place.
may have subplots, or minor stories within the major story

4. NOVELLAS
Works of fiction that are longer than short stories but shorter than novels

5. Has characters, a setting, and a plot
SHORT STORIES
Brief works of fiction
Has characters, a setting, and a
plot
Has a single conflict, no subplots
Meant to be read in one sitting

6. LITERARY ELEMENTS OF FICTION

7. CHARACTERS
Fictional characters are made up people or animals, although they may seem real in realistic fiction.

8. PLOT
The plot is the series or sequence of events that make up a story.
A subplot is a minor story within a larger story.
The conflict is the problem that occurs in the plot.

9. SETTING
The time and place of the story may be a real time and location or a made-up place.

10. NARRATOR
The narrator tells the story.
Once upon a time…

11. POINT OF VIEW
Point of view is the perspective of a character in the story

12. CHARACTERISTICS OF
NONFICTION

13. Nonfiction deals only with real people, events, or ideas.
It is narrated or told from the author’s perspective (point of view).
Nonfiction has a tone that reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject.
Nonfiction reflects a writer’s purpose, reason for writing. This might be to explain, persuade, inform, or entertain.

14. Types of Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction
Biographies tell the stories of someone’s life. They are usually written in third person point of view.
Autobiographies tell the stories of the author’s life and are usually written in first person point of view.
Memoirs and personal narratives are real memories about specific events.

15. Informational Texts
Essays are brief written works on a particular subject
Procedural Texts tell how to complete a task, solve a problem, or perform procedures. They are often written in second person.
Speeches are works that are delivered orally to an audience.