1. Genres and Story Elements Study Set
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non-fiction
books that are based upon facts or real events
biography
a book based upon a person's life that is written by ANOTHER person
auto-biography
a book based upon a person's life that is written by THAT person
sports book
a book about athletic activities
how to book
a book that teaches you how to do something
factual book
a book containing factual information
fiction
books based upon imaginitive writing rather than factual reporting of real events
realistic fiction
a story about something that is humanly possible, it could really happen
historical fiction
a book that tells about the past, the time period is factual, but the characters and plot are fictional
adventure
a book that contains action and adventure
tragedy
a book where something very bad or sad happens
animal
a book about realistic animals, not talking ones
current topics
a book about recent or current events
mystery/ suspense
books that leave you "hanging" until the end, they involve a puzzle that needs to be solved
friends
a book about relationships
family
a book about people you live with
science fiction
science stories that are not based upon facts
fantasy
books about imaginary people, places, or things
characterization
the techinique of showing what a character like including their physical description and personality
plot
the sequence of events in a story; the beginning, middle, and end
plot curve
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
exposition
writing that explains something, it sets up the story with background information
rising action
the section of the plot in which the problem or conflict is developed
climax
the point of greatest emotional impact in a story
falling action
the action following the climax in the story
resolution
the solution to the conflict, the plot of the story is resolved here
setting
the time AND place of the action in a story
theme
the central idea or underlying message of the story, the moral of the story
theme identification
think about: the title of the story, how the main character has changed, what the main character has learned
foreshadowing
this occurs when an author scatters hints throughout a story to indicate a future event
flashback
a technique used by an author to interrupt the action of a story to recreate a scene from the past