Discovering Language Arts: Fiction

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Discovering Language Arts Fiction

• Understanding Genres

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• Autobiography
• Fairy Tale
• Epic Poem
• Genre is a ____ or ____ of writing

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There are six types of genre

• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• History
• Myth
• Biography
• Poem

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Myth

• Hero
• Friends
• Overcoming obstacles
• Reaches goal

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Stories of Persecution

• Culture
• Setting
• Theme

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Characters

• Character development
• Actions
• Appearance
• Motives
• Changes?

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Character Traits

• Understanding Character
• Clues in plot
• The ways other characters respond

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Themes in The Wizard of Oz

• Main Idea (moral lessons the main characters
  learn)
• -Be nice to strangers
• -Teamwork
• -Be grateful for what you have
• -Courage
• -Good vs. Evil
• -Survival

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Figurative Language

• Simile
• Hyperbole

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Making Connections

• Personal Connections
• Connecting to characters
• Connecting to events

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