forms of fiction (different genres). objective 6th grade standard lra 3.1 – identify the forms of...
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Forms of Fiction(Different Genres)
Objective
6th Grade Standard LRA 3.1 – Identify the forms of fiction and describe the
major characteristics of each form.
Learning Objective:
We will identify the forms of fiction and describe the characteristics of each form.
Check for Understanding
What are we going to do today?
What are we going to identify?
What are we going to describe?
Concept development
Prior Knowledge Prior Knowledge Fiction:
Writing that is made up; it usually refers to short stories and novels.
Fictional stories normally contain a lesson, message, or theme about life. They also contain a plot, or sequence of events, characters, a setting, a problem, and a resolution.
Prior Knowledge Prior Knowledge
Non-fiction:Writing that deals with real
people, events, and places without changing any facts.
Forms of Fiction
Myths:A story involving gods, heroes,
and other superhuman beings.
Myths often address very basic questions: Where does fire come from? What makes the season change? Example: Zeus
Forms of Fiction
Legends: A story believed to have a historical basis
that has been passed down from one generation to the next.
As these stories are told and retold, they often become less and less accurate. They become exaggerated tales.
Examples: Robin Hood and La Llorona
Forms of Fiction
Characteristics of AdventureStories that contain a plot with an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger as its main theme.
Forms of Fiction
Characteristics of MysteryFictional stories, usually realistic, about a mysterious event which is not explained or a crime that is not solved until the end of the story to keep the reader in suspense.
Forms of Fiction
Characteristics of FantasyFiction that contains elements that are NOT realistic, such as talking animals, magical powers, etc. Make-believe is what this genre is all about.
Forms of Fiction
Characteristics of Science Fiction
Stories which include futuristic technology; a blend of scientific
fact and fictional elements.
Concept development
Characteristics of Realistic FictionRealistic fiction consists of stories that tell about situations occurring in the real world. There can be no magic or fantasy involved in the plot, although there may be very unusual events occurring or even exaggerated characters. The events in the story did not truly happen, but they could happen. Example:
In the book Holes, there are events that may seem farfetched such as a boy being sent away to a camp to dig holes all day. However, based on the laws of nature and the world as we know them, it could take place and therefore is included in the realistic fiction genre.
Forms of Fiction
Forms of FictionCharacteristics of Historical Fiction:
Stories which take place in a particular time period in the past and include facts about the time period. Often the basic setting is real, but the characters are fictional.
Example:Fifteen-year-old Frank Kovacs, a Polish
immigrant working in the coal mines of eastern Pennsylvania, begins a correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt after he assumes the presidency on September 14, 1901.
Check for Understanding
Name one form of fiction.
What is realistic fiction?
What is historical fiction?
What is the difference between realistic fiction and fantasy?
Importance
Why is it important to know the forms of fiction?It gives readers deeper meaning of text.When you go to a bookstore or library,
popular titles will be organized by genre.____________________________________________________________
Skill Development:
1. Read the text.
2. Ask yourself, “ What are the characteristics of fiction found in this text?”
3. Ask yourself, “What form of fiction would this be considered?”
Guided Practice: After his mother left, Willie stood for a long while in the hallway. The empty apartment felt like a cave that lay deep below the earth. His father would be home soon, so he walked towards the kitchen to start his chores. What are the characteristics of fiction found in this text?
What form of fiction would this passage be classified as?a. Historical Fictionb. Fantasyc. Realistic Fictiond. Science Fiction
Guided PracticeTen year old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think about life before the war. But it's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching in their town.
What are the characteristics of fiction found in this text?
What form of fiction would this passage be classified as?a. Historical Fictionb. Fantasyc. Realistic Fictiond. Science Fiction
Guided Practice
A young boy’s world gets turned upside down on his 11th birthday. A giant informs him that he is really a wizard, and will soon be attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that his parents were killed by an evil wizard.
What are the characteristics of fiction found in this text?
What form of fiction would this passage be classified as?a. Historical Fictionb. Fantasyc. Realistic Fictiond. Science Fiction
Guided Practice:“Not mine, not mine,” but she was already walking towards me. As I closed my eyes, she sat the old, ugly sweater on my desk. I tried to remember that tonight my papa would be bringing me a cake and everyone will sing Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday to me.
What are the characteristics of fiction found in this text?
What form of fiction would this passage be classified as?a. Historical Fictionb. Fantasyc. Realistic Fictiond. Science Fiction
Guided Practice
“Good morning,” I began. “In science you’ve been studying the human ear. This is why Mrs. Jones asked me to speak to you about technology that helps deaf people.”
What are the characteristics of fiction found in this text?
What form of fiction would this passage be classified as?a.Historical Fictionb.Fantasyc.Realistic Fictiond.Science Fiction
Skill development
What are the forms of fiction?
Why is it important to know the forms of fiction?
Which paragraph is an example of fantasy?A. “Welcome to the land of Trogs,” the creature said in perfect
English. Although the greeting was friendly, the explorers trembled.
B. Manuel kicked through the fresh-fallen leaves. When he got to school, he realized he had forgotten his math workbook. If the teacher found out, he would have to stay after school.
Why? How can you tell?
Closure:
Forms of FictionFolktales – stories that have simple characters
who may be people, animals, or made-up creatures.
Folktales often tell something about the culture that originated them and teach a simple life lesson.
Folktales are often passed from one person to another by word of mouth.
Example: Paul Bunyon
Forms of Fiction
Play/Drama – a story that is written for a performance in front of an audience. The parts of the characters are acted out on a stage.
The story is told through the character’s actions and dialogue.
A play is divided into acts and scenes, not chapters.
Fairy TaleSet in the distant past. It often has an opening
phrase such as “One upon a time”, or “ A long, long time ago”, or “One day long ago.
It often has a very difficult problem to solve. Characters often have magical powers, that
can grant wishes. Often includes make believe characters such as dragons and giants.
Has a happy ending in which good wins over evil.