The art of fiction

Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

Let's talk about what we've read

We will answer questions about what we have read

We will write about what we have read

We will illustrate what we have read

We will closely read the text and annotate

Fiction is essentially made up stories

Fiction has literary devices

Fiction uses figurative language

Fiction's purpose is mostly to entertain you

Fiction can be fun

The author's purpose for writing fiction is to entertain you