Stories Around the World

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Fiction or Nonfiction

• A fiction book is about characters and events that are made up by the author.
• A non-fiction book is about true information, events, or people.

Lesson 2: Character

• A character is a person or animal in a book.
• Authors create characters that readers can understand by showing the characters' actions, thoughts, and words.
• Adjectives are words that describe nouns.

Lesson 3: Story Setting

• Setting is the time and place of a story.
• The setting can help the reader understand more about a character and can also create feelings in the reader.

Lesson 4: Plot

• The plot is the pattern of events that happen in a story.
• In many storybooks, the main character has a problem.

Lesson 5: Folktales and Fairy Tales

• A folktale is a story, passed down for many years, that reflects a culture and teaches a lesson or explains a natural event.

Lesson 6: Cinderella Stories Around the World

• Fairy tales are a type of folktale.
• Countries all over the world have Cinderella stories.

Lesson 7: Theme

• The theme of a story is the main idea or lesson.
• A fable is a story that teaches a lesson.

Lesson 8: Myths and Legends

• Myths are stories that explain how natural things in the world began or how customs began.
• Legends are stories that are partly based on true events but also have made-up parts added to them.

Lesson 9: Poetry

• Poetry is a type of writing where a small number of words are put together to create an experience, image, or feeling.

Final Project: A New Cinderella

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