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Kids » Elements of Literature
Elements of Literature Elements of Literature An autobiography tells the true story of the writer's life. A biography tells a true story about another person's life. A character is a person (or animal) in a story. Dialogue is the talking between characters in a story. The ending, or resolution, brings a story to a close. An event is a specific action in a story Fiction is an invented or made-up story. The moral is the lesson in a fable, a tale, or another story A myth is a story created to explain a mystery of nature The narrator is the person or character who is telling the story. Nonfiction is writing that is true. The plot is the action in a story The problem, or conflict in a story leads to all of the action. The setting is the time and place of a story The theme is the main ideas or message in the story. Collection Chart What is the book about? Fiction: what happens to the main character? Where and when does the story take place? Nonfiction: Is the book mostly about a person, a place, an animal,, or something that happened? Can you name one part of the book that seems very important? Why do yo like this book? Fiction: Does it have a lot of action? Do you like the main character? Why? Do you have a favorite part? Nonfiction: Does the book caontain interesting information? Are the pictures helpful? Colorful? What main idea does the author share? Fiction: What is the theme or message of this book? Nonfiction: Why do you think the author wrote this book? What did you learn? Understanding the Parts of a Book All books have some of the following parts: The title page is usually the first page with printing on it. It gives the titles of the book, the author's name, the publisher's name and the city where the book was published. The copyright pages comes next. It gives the year the book was published. This can be important. An old book may have information that is no longer correct. The table of contents tells the names and page numbers of the chapters and sections in the book. The chapter and sectio headings tell what type of information is covered in each part of a book. The captions give important information about photographs, illustrations or graphics. They are located near the pictures. The glossary explains special words used in the books. It's like a mini-dictionary. Usually the glossary is near the back of a book. The index is an ABC list of all the topics in the book. It also give the page number where each topic is covered. The index is at the very back of the book. Finding a Book Finding Nonfiction: nonfiction (factual) books are arranged on the shelves in number order. Here are some things you need to know: --Some call numbers have decimals, like 973.19 or 973.2. They may be a little harder to find. Finding Fiction: fiction books are arranged together on special shelves --Fiction books are in ABC order by the author's last name --Some fiction books have the first three letters of the author's last name on the spine, like CLE for Beverly Cleary. Finding Biographies: Biographies have their own shelves, too. --Biographies are arranged by the call number B and the first three letters of the subject's last name. A biography about Abe Lincoln would be B LIN.
Write on Track: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners by Dave Kemper, Ruth Nathan, Patrick Sebranek, Carol Elsholz ; illustrator Chris Krenske, copyright2002, Write Source. pps 118-119, 185, 187
Belfair Elementary Library North Mason School District Belfair, WA
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