Unit 5

What Can I Learn from Realistic Fiction?

Lesson 2

How to Tell Tales

What are stories about?


In this lesson, you will

  • extend your knowledge about vocabulary words that are related to stories
  • think about the elements of a fictional story or narrative
  • learn about the five basic conflicts that occur in fiction
  • plan a story using one type of conflict discussed in the unit

Vocabulary Word Wall

Add the following new words from the reading selection How to Tell Tales:


  1. conflict
  2. theme

For these words, add an image or picture, a definition, and a sentence using the word correctly.

Websites and Skill Builder

Click each coloured tab to view instructions to Open Your File and to view information about the Websites and Skill Builder for this activity.

Open

Open Your File

Go to your Documents folder and open your Unit 5 Vocabulary Word Wall Chart.
Websites

Websites

Use the Online Dictionary to check for spelling errors.
Skill Builder

Skill Builder

To find images for your Vocabulary Word Wall, click Skill Builder, then view Searches - How To Search the Internet for Images.

Review the Words on Your Wall


The words character, plot, setting, conflict, and theme are elements of a fictional story or narrative.

Conflict is added to the list because the problem in a fictional story is usually a conflict of some kind. You will be introduced to remaining words listed later.

Save

How to save the file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save from the File menu.
  2. Save your work to your Documents folder.
The Vocabulary Word Wall is not for marks.