| A | B |
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| characters | invented people who experience a series of events |
| plot | a series of events in fiction |
| conflict | the problem that sets the plot in motion |
| setting | the real or imaginary time and place of a fiction story |
| point of view | the story is told or narrated from a character who may or may not be a part of the story |
| theme | a message or an insight about life |
| types of fiction | novel, novella, short story |
| types of nonfiction | narrative, reflective, expository, persuasive, descriptive |
| characteristics of fiction | characters, plot, conflict, setting, point of view, theme |
| characteristics of nonfiction | narrated by a real person, presents facts, specific audience, clear purpose, tone |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the subject or reader |
| narrative | nonfiction: describes real live events |
| reflective writing | nonfiction: share's a writer's view on a personal experience |
| Expository | nonfiction: informs or explains |
| Persuasive | nonfiction: presents reasons and evidence to convince the reader |
| Descriptive | nonfiction: uses details related to the senses to create mental images |
| Novel | fiction: a long work that is presented in chapters |
| novella | fiction: longer than a short story but shorter than a novel |
| short story | fiction: brief enough to be read in one sitting |
| nonfiction | reports on real people, events, and ideas |
| fiction | narration of an imagined story |
| dialogue | conversation between or among characters |
| subplots | separate, related stories that may be contained in a novel |
| theme | message or an insight about life |
| audience | a group of readers that the author/writer wants to reach |
| purpose | the reason an author/writer writes about a topic or subject |
