Elements of Fiction

Elements of Fiction

Review

What is fiction?

How do you know that this book is fiction?

Characters

• who or what the story is about

• have traits

• usually have a problem

Plot

• problem- drives the character

• climax- the turning point of the story

• solution- how the problem is solved

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not part of the plot of a story?

• problem

• climax

• solution

• character

Other important elements of fiction:

• point of view (1st vs. 3rd)

• mood (how the reader feels)

• author's choices (words, conventions, illustrations)

Multiple Choice

What is first person point of view?

• Someone inside the story is telling it

• Someone outside of the story is telling it

Multiple Choice

Mood is how the reader feels after reading a book. Which of the following would NOT be an example of a mood?

• happy

• sad

• old

• angry

Multiple Choice

True or false: An author can change the font to change the way it is read.

• True

• False

Let's use what we have talked about today to analyze "Tacky the Penguin."

Multiple Choice

Who was the main character in the story?

• the wolves

• Tacky

• Neatly

Multiple Choice

Which of the following traits describe Tacky?

• unique

• brave

• loud

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What was Tacky's problem?

• He wasn't a penguin.

• He didn't act like a penguin.

Multiple Choice

What was the climax of the story?

• When Tacky couldn't march in line with the other penguins.

• When the Tacky confronted the wolves.

• When Tacky did a cannonball into the water.

Multiple Choice

What did the other penguins think about Tacky at the end of the story?

• They didn't like him because he was weird.

• They liked him because he saved their lives.

Multiple Choice

What point of view was the story told from?

• First person

• Third person