2. THEME
Theme is the main idea or point that the story tries
to make
The purpose and goal of the story
3. PLOT
Plot is basically what
happens in the story
What happens to the
characters in the story
4. CHARACTERIZATION
The characters in the story
Who they are
Where they are from
They’re personal specific personality traits
5. SETTING
Where the story takes place
What time
What year
What the literal location is
6. FANTASY
Fantasy is the most popular genre with kids today
Fantasy allows exploration of the unreal
Fantasy is unrealistic fiction
7. FANTASY
Fiction means the story is not true
Unrealistic means the elements are not like
something that could really happen in the real world
8. FANTASY
Fantasy is similar to the genres of
Folklore, Folktale, and Science Fiction
One of the most popular types of Fantasy is know
as Power of the Name/Secrecy
A popular book series that falls into this
category, some of you might know, is the Harry
Potter series by J.R. Rowling