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Genres A form or type of literature

Nonfiction – based on factual information

Biography – a book about a person’s life written by someone else

Autobiography – a book about the person written by them

Fiction – The author can make-up the entire story

Historical fiction – stories based on historical events/places

Realistic fiction- a story about something that could happen; usually involves family situations, peer relationships, and life decisions

Story Map A – Exposition – introduction of main characters,

setting, and conflict

B – Rising Action – increasing tension in the story; builds the conflict

C – Climax – point of greatest interest; the turning point in the story

D – Falling action – result of climax; brings story to close

E – Resolution – reveals the final outcome; ties up loose ends

Story Map Graphic

You will need to be able to fill in this type of a graphic organizer after short stories and novel we read in class

1. Man vs. Man – internal conflict in the character; trying to decide on something or weighing options in a major decision

2. Man vs. Nature – outside forces such as weather and the environment acting against our character (like in Touching Spirit Bear when Cole is stranded on the island or has to survive the elements)

3. Man vs. Society – character or group of characters against a political, judicial, or governmental agency (like in Touching Spirit Bear when Cole had to go before Circle Justice)

4. Man vs. Man – Can be 1 vs. 1 or group vs. group (like in The Outsiders Socs vs. Greasers)

5. Man vs. Supernatural – character against a ghost, spirit, or demon