PPT-Short fiction Basics

ENG 2413 Introduction to Literature What is a Short Story Short stories novellas and novels are usually written in prose not poetry though both prose and poetry are fiction Short stories novellas and novels all share similar traits and use the same techniques and literary conventions The main differences in the three types of fiction are mainly in length. Landscape & people: an intro. Recent South African Fiction: Cape Town . City Center. Table Mountain. False Bay. Cape Point. Nature Reserve. Table Bay & Harbor. Devil’s Peak. Camps Bay. Sea Point. Week of September 17, 2012. What’s the difference?. Science Fiction. Planets. Alien. Flying, talking animals in space. Light sabers. Space ships coming out of the . TV. robots. Realistic Fiction. Might really happen. 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.. 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.. 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. Reading, Writing, and Preparing for . the AP Lit Exam. NMSI (20-21 October 2014. Renee H. Shea. reneehshea@aol.com. What Is It?. Flash Fiction. Sudden Fiction. Nano-Fiction. Micro-Fiction . Very very short story … . 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.. 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. …written and in the form of video.. Short, Short, Fiction. There is a genre of short story called “Flash Fiction”, or “micro-Fiction”. In the far east they are referred to as “Smoke Log Stories”. You may have heard these stories being called “Post Card Stories”.. A Look Back at Achieving the Course Learning Objectives. Grasping Plot, P.O.V., & More. “Examine fundamental elements of crafting a. Short story, such Plot, Point-of-View, Characters,. Setting, and Time.”. 3 November 2016. Pippa Goldschmidt, STIS. Series of five workshops:. 26 Oct – planning for your thesis. 3 Nov – fiction writing. 23 Nov – writing sentences and paragraphs. 1. Feb – first draft vs editing. 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. Fiction and Non-Fiction. Genres of literature are divided into (2) categories. Non-Fictions are informational texts dealing with real-life subjects. Real or Actual. Fictions are narrative literary works produced by the imagination.