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Analyze the Purpose & Characteristics of Prose

Analyze the Purpose & Characteristics of Prose. RL 3.1: Articulate the expressed purposes and characteristics of different forms of prose (e.g., short story, novel, novella, essay). Prose is any writing that is not poetry. Two categories of prose are fiction and nonfiction.

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Analyze the Purpose & Characteristics of Prose

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  1. Analyze the Purpose & Characteristics of Prose RL 3.1: Articulate the expressed purposes and characteristics of different forms of prose (e.g., short story, novel, novella, essay).

  2. Proseis any writing that is not poetry. Two categories of prose are fiction and nonfiction. Fiction is creative writing about invented characters and events. The purpose of fiction is usually to entertain, but it may also express thoughts and feelings, or intend to persuade. Analyze the Purpose and Characteristics of Prose

  3. Historical fiction combines real and fictional people and events. Historical fiction helps readers understand how people lived during an earlier time and helps the reader look at historical events from a new and interesting perspective. Historical Settings & Events Historical Characters Imaginary Settings & Events Imaginary Characters Historical Fiction

  4. The elements of short stories... 1. SETTING: time and place of the story's action. 2. CHARACTERS: persons, animals, or things that take part in the story. 3. PLOT: conflict, or the problem introduced at the beginning of the story, the sequence of events set into motion by the conflict, and the resolution, or what happens when the problem is solved. 4. THEME: the message about life that the story communicates. Short Story

  5. MYTHS typically portray gods and goddesses and other supernatural beings interacting with humans. LEGENDS are stories based on historical figures or events that have been handed down from generation to generation. FOLKTALES are traditional stories that often present colorful explanations for natural phenomena. More Fictional Prose

  6. TALL TALES are exaggerated folktales with outlandish situations. FABLES frequently teach a lesson PLAYS are stories to be acted out, or performed, on the stage. Actors play characters to tell the story. Some plays are tragedies or comedies. More Fictional Prose

  7. Nonfiction prose is about real people, events, and things. Its purpose is to inform, entertain, inspire, or express opinions. AUTOBIOGRAPHY: the story of a person's life written by the person who lived it. BIOGRAPHY: the life story of a person that is written by someone else. ESSAY: examines a single subject from one point of view. Nonfiction Prose

  8. Fiction: (not true) Short Story, Novella, Novel Tall Tales, Fables, Plays Nonfiction: Biography, Autobiography, Essay What is the purpose of an essay? Prose Review

  9. You are going to write a humorous short story with an animal as the main character. Some animals that might serve as inspiration for a humorous story are a pig, iguana, coyote, or spider. Can you think of others? You will work with a partner. Copy the STORY MAP into your notes so you make sure to include setting, characters, plot, and theme. Humorous Short Story

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