Today’s Standard
Literary Response and AnalysisLiterary Response and Analysis
3.1 Articulate the expressed purposes and characteristics of different forms of prose (for example, short story, novel, novella, essay).
Prose= everything that isn’t poetry
Prose can be FICTION (imagined events and characters) orNONFICTION (based on fact).
Examples: Nonfiction
News articleReportEssayBiographyAutobiography
Examples: Fiction
RomanceAdventureNovellaShort StoryNovel
Basic Situation Conflict Complications Climax Resolution
• Short Story: short work of fiction from 5 to 20 pages.
• Novella: medium work of fiction from 21 to 100 pages.
• Novel: long work of fiction more than 100 pages in length
Review:
1) The Giver is an example of a ______________.2) A piece of writing based on fact is called _______________.3) A fictional story 30 pages in length is called a ____________.4) Prose includes any kind of writing that isn’t ____________.5) “Rikki-tikki-tavi” is an example of a ____________.6) A short story can be a maximum of __________ pages in length.
©Created by Cathy Shope, EWMS 2002