nina ouchi july 2, 2013 5 th grade. * fiction * make believe * read for fun * not real * nonfiction...
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Fiction VS. Nonfiction
*Fiction*Make believe
*Read for fun
*Not real
*Nonfiction*Facts that can be
proven
*Realistic Fiction*Can be based on real story
*Characters act like real people
*Story could happen in real life
*Character tries to solve the problemEx: Diary of the Wimpy Kid Dork Diaries Junie B. Jones Crush
*Fantasy*Animal characters act like people
*Characters may have special powers
*Imaginary characters
*Setting may be in another time (Future)
*Often a Good VS. Evil
*May use science not yet discoveredEx: Twilight Chronicles of Narnia
*Historical Fiction*Made up stories
*Take place in certain time
*Place in past
*Real historical figures and setting included
Ex: Dear America Series Across Five Aprils
*Science Fiction*Made up Stories
*Blend fact and fiction
*Futuristic Technology
Ex: Star Wars Aliens for Breakfast
*Folklore*Includes Myths, and Fables
*People told one another over year
*Later stories were written down
Ex: Beauty and the Beast Sleeping Beauty
*Informational
*Nonfiction
*Give true facts about variety of subject
Ex: South America Whales and Dolphins
*Biography
*True Story
*A real person’s life
*From past or present
Ex: Will Smith Walt Disney
*Autobiography*A account by a person about his or her life
*About person’s whole life or part of their life
*Important information
*How the person talks, feels, and think about thinks
Ex: Miley Cyrus Barack Obama
*Fairytale*Good character
*Evil character
*Beginning or end with – Once upon a time…/ …and they lived happily ever after
*Magic happens
*Problem and solution
Ex: Sleeping Beauty The Gingerbread Man
*Mystery*Stories that have real setting
*A problem to be solved
*Includes clues, distraction
*An answer to the problem
Ex: A to Z Mysteries series Mystery of the Missing Luck
*Poetry
*Verse written
*Inspire though and feeling
*Often use rhythm
Ex: Where the Sidewalk Ends Books of Practical Cats