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Characters and Major Events

DEFINITION: Character-a person in a novel, play, or movie. Major Events- The important events in a story that cause the greatest impact HOW TO: “The Boy” in the story “The boy who cried wolf” is a character. “The boy told a lie by saying that there was a wolf when there was not” was a major event because it caused people to not believe him when the real wolf came and ate the sheep. Everyday Use: Characters and major events are used daily in stories and movies we watch.

Fiction/Non Fiction

DEFINITION: “Fiction” refers to literature conceived by the imagination. The main goal of narrative text is to tell a story. Narrative text includes a beginning, middle and end, characters, storyline or conflict, and setting. “Nonfiction” refers to literature built on fact. It is the most extensive category of literature. The main purpose of this text is to describe or provide information. HOW TO: Fiction genres are dramas, mysteries, romance, science fiction, fantasy, chick flicks, and crime thrillers. Examples of classic fiction include To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, 1984 by George Orwell and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Nonfiction has many categories such as, newspaper stories, editorials, personal accounts, journal articles, textbooks and legal documents. Other examples of non-fiction writing are writing about biography, business, cooking, health and fitness, pets, crafts, home decorating, languages, travel, home improvement, religion, art and music, history, self-help, true crime, science and humor. Informational text is characteristically found in magazines, science or history books, autobiographies, and instruction manuals. They are written in way that helps the reader to easily locate vital information, and understand the main topic. The authors accomplish this by providing headers over particular sections, bold powerful vocabulary, and use graphic depictions with captions. Everyday Use: Fiction and Non-fiction are used every day in the books you read, movies and TV shows you watch, and even songs you listen to.

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