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FICTIONAL Genre Notes. GENRE. A category or group used to sort or organize something. Music Books Movies Etc. What is Fiction?. FICTION is a story that is: FROM IMAGINATION FAKE NOT REAL MAKE BELIEVE. Features of Fiction. Characters Setting Problem/solution
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GENRE • A category or group used to sort or organize something. • Music • Books • Movies • Etc.
What is Fiction? FICTION is a story that is: FROM IMAGINATION FAKE NOT REAL MAKE BELIEVE
Features of Fiction • Characters • Setting • Problem/solution • Beginning, Middle, and End
Most People Think… Historical Fiction
But, it’s really all of this and much MORE! Civil Rights Movement The Holocaust Vietnam War
Elements of Historical Fiction • Fiction (has to be not true) • Based on historical events • Authentic (seems like it could be real) • Some characters may be actual people from history, but the story is fictional • Artistic mix of fiction and historical fact (has to be a balance, can’t be too much of one or the other)
Suggestions… Civil Rights Movement The Holocaust WAR “Code Talker” Disease/Epidemics https://youtu.be/HoSAMiKzBzA
Realistic Fiction • can be based on a real story • characters act & think like real people • story could happen in real life • some events can be historically accurate
Science Fiction Made up of stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology & often in futuristic setting.
Dystopia Definition • An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror (Wikipedia).
Elements of DYSTOPIAN • Told in the far future • Sameness of the society • Separation within the society (the haves and the have nots) • Someone stands out among the society • Good guys aren’t as good as they seem • Humans (especially kids) are test subjects • Revolution • Post War (the world is totally messed up)
Why do we love reading something that is so sad and depressing? Talk to your partner about the answer. 30 seconds!
Answers!!!!!!! • Give us a glimpse of how the world may be in the distant future • Allows us to think about how we’d survive dire situations (famine, plague, homelessness, etc) • Makes us thankful that we live in a place that has order • It is soooooo dramatic and action- packed • Gives us hope
The Giver Movie Trailer! https://youtu.be/iJNNugNe0Wo
Mystery • Often thought of as a detective story • Usually involves a mysterious death or a crime to be solved
ELEMENTS of a MYSTERY • Inference Gaps-Reader tries to solve the puzzle by connecting the info • Suspense-Have to WAIT to see what happens. • Foreshadowing-Clues left by the author as to possible outcomes • Watch out for the Red Herring (False Conclusions!)
Fantasy • Animal characters may act like people • characters may have special powers or be imaginary beings • setting may be in another time (future) • good vs. evil conflict
Examples of Fantasy https://youtu.be/S4CxMgsppEw
Fairy Tale • Once upon a time...and they lived happily ever after. • Good charactervs. Evil character • Royalty and/or a castle • Magic • Problem and a Solution • Things often happen in "threes" or "sevens"
Suggestions https://youtu.be/LMx-f3IG6Qk
Action/Adventure • Always expect the worst - the main charactershave everything thrown at them. • The entire read is a roller coaster ride of chills and excitement with the last stop not always ending in happiness. • There must be a villain! Without one, there is no adventure or suspense.
Suggestions https://youtu.be/F3R0aU3YYQs