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