This document discusses different types of literature and elements of a story. It defines literature as any written work derived from Latin words meaning "writing formed with letters." Literature is divided into fiction, based on imagination, and non-fiction, based in fact. Non-fiction includes genres like biography, travel, history and more. The core elements of a story are also outlined as characters, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution.

1. Discovering Literature as a Tool to
Assert One’s Identity and to Better
Understand People

2. What is Literature?
Literature, broadly is any written work.
Etymologically, the term derives from Latin
word, litaritura/litteratura which means
―writing formed with letters, although some
definitions include spoken or sung texts.

3. Categories of Literature
Non- Fiction
Fiction

4. Non- fiction
Non Fiction refers to literature
based in fact. It is the broadest
category of literature.

5. Non- fiction
These are books and videos in many categories
biography,
business,
cooking,
health and fitness,
pets,
crafts,
home decorating,

6. Non- fiction
languages,
travel,
home improvement,
religion,
art and music,
history, self-help,
true crime,
science

7. Fiction
While fiction refers to
literature created from the
imagination.

8. Fiction
mysteries,
science fiction,
romance,
fantasy,
crime thrillers

10. ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are words that describe or modify
other words, making your writing and speaking
much more specific, and more interesting. Because
adjectives are used to identify or quantify
individual people and unique things, they are
usually positioned before the noun or pronoun
that they modify.

11. ADJECTIVES

12. LESSON 2: Elements of a Story
Characters
Setting
Plot
Conflict
Resolution

13. Five Essential Elements of a Story

14. 1. CHARACTERS
The characters are the individuals
that the story is about. The author should
introduce the characters in the story with
enough information that the reader can
visualize each person.

15. 1. CHARACTERS
Main character determines the way the plot
will develop and is usually who will solve the
problem the story centers upon.
Other characters they supply additional
details, explanations, or actions.

16. 1. CHARACTERS
A protagonist is clearly central to the
story with all the major events having
some importance to this character. The
one against the protagonist in the
antagonist or the bad guy.

17. 2. SETTING
The setting is the location of the
action. An author should describe the
environment or surroundings of the story
in such detail that the reader feels that he
or she can picture the scene.

18. 3. PLOT
The plot is the actual story around which the
entire book is based. A plot should have a very
clear beginning, middle, and end—with all the
necessary descriptions and suspense, called
exposition—so that the reader can make sense of
the action and follow along from start to finish.

19. 4. CONFLICT
Every story has a conflict to solve. The plot
is centered on this conflict and the ways in
which the characters attempt to resolve the
problem. When the story‘s action becomes
most exciting, right before the resolution, it is
called the climax.

20. 4. CONFLICT
 External Conflict –One character in conflict with
another character/s; one character in conflict with a
group or a whole society: one character in conflict
with something in nature.
Internal Conflict- may involve a character‘s struggle
to make a decision or to overcome some feelings
such as fear, suspicion, hostility or sadness

21. 5. RESOLUTION
The solution to the
problem is the way the
action is resolved.