PPT-Historical Fiction

What is Historical Fiction Historical fiction is fiction set in the past It contains a rich mixture of fact and fiction What is Historical Fiction Through novels and short stories an author may combine factual information about time place events and real people of the period with fictional characters dialogue and details. The Elements of Fiction. S. etting: the time, place, and general environment in which a piece of fiction occurs.. Characterization: the method an author uses to help the reader understand the characters.. “Failure is not an option, so why talk about it?”. - . Donalyn. Miller, . The Book Whisperer. “You want me to what?”. You . will. be reading . forty. books this year. This includes books that we read together for class. . For the higher grades, you will need a . concept. or . thesis. , which you will develop and or “prove” over the course of the essay.. You should also demonstrate evidence of wider reading.. Today: “flesh out” cultural background of American hard-boiled tradition. The Hardboiled Fiction of Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain. “Hardboiled” (Pulp) Fiction. In the 1920s and 1930s, cheap newsprint led to an increase in pulp magazines like . The Black Mask.. The “pulps” published detective stories with sensational plots featuring crime, sex, money, blackmail, etc. . Compare . the openings of TWO Science Fictions films. . How are narrative . and . genre established and how do they appeal to their audience? You will also need . to look closely . at micro elements.. A . contribution. to . futures. . studies. and . foresight. . practices. ROBERTO PAURA. 1st International Conference on . Anticipation. – . University. of Trento, 7 . November. 2015. Science Fiction . Poetry. Drama. Genres of . Imaginative Literature. Genre . means class or type.. If you've ever studied science, you know another word for classifications, . genus. , from the same Latin root. . In the arts, genre classifications are usually related to characteristics of style, form, and presentation. For example, fiction typically is read silently, poetry read aloud, and drama performed on stage. Everything you read is either fiction or nonfiction.. How can you tell the difference? . Fiction is . FAKE. !. Fiction is make-believe.. Authors use their imaginations to write fiction stories.. In fiction books the pictures are not realistic.. Lesson 3. What genre is this? Does . Fahrenheit 451. belong to this genre? What other books have you read in this genre?. Science fiction . is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginative content such as futuristic settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. . Historical fiction is . fiction. set in . the past. . It contains a rich. . mixture. of . fact. and . fiction. . . What is Historical Fiction?. Through novels and short stories, an author may . combine. Intended solely to entertain. Legal thrillers, romance novels. Escapist. Formulaic. Literary Fiction. Written with serious artistic intentions by someone who hopes to enable readers to broaden understanding of life and to empathize with others. History. : Politics, Dates, . Individuals. Culture: Social Customs and traditions. Geography: Topography, weather, flora, fauna.. This would include: Dress, food, homes, weddings, funerals, dance, mourning, tools, literature, war, etiquette, agriculture, employment, taxation, religion, holidays, economics, etc.. **FICTION:. Point . of View-. the perspective or vantage point from which the story is told. . 3 main kinds . of POV:. *. First Person: . the narrator is a character in the story. We see the story through his/her eyes. . Historical Fiction Alexa, Jenni, Katie Historical Fiction Characteristics: · There is a mixture of real and fictional events · Characters are involved in a conflict or problem that is real for that time period