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Lezleighd · 05-26-2012, 10:59 PM

SPOILER!!: YES YES YES!!!

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Originally Posted by Katergirl

Raising her hand Angelina said, "Professor, one is things that never happened and the other is a story of something that did happen." some muggle stories Angelina wondered if they were nonfictional or fictional. Hard to know not growing up in the muggle world.

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Originally Posted by Wonderstruck

Ooh, that would be cool. Having an opportunity to read muggles novels in addition to all the magically oriented books already in the library. Even though they wouldn't exactly help with the advancement of magical education, Adam loved the classics and figured they would be a good way to take a break from the more serious studying like the NEWTs that he really needed to be focusing on. Err...anyway.

"Non-fiction books deal with more historical events or people or concepts that are studied in real life with actual people. In some ways this kind of limits what can be considered for a non-fiction book, but in other ways it can provide a more practical set of information for the reader. Fiction books however can deal with events that could happen in real life with relatable characters and settings, or they can deal with places and concepts that touch on a person's imagination. So in a lot of ways Fiction books can touch on things discussed in non-fiction books, or they can create a world of their own."

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Originally Posted by LilFox06

Anya smiled back at the mystery boy. She made a mental note to introduce herself at the end of class. ~~And give him another chance to say tah-dah.~~

She then turned her attention back to the lesson. And once again her hand shot up. "Fiction is a made-up, and non-fiction things are real." Of course... there were things like Historical Fiction... which was made up based on real stuff. But Anya didn't feel the need to mention it. It was a boring genre anyway.

Why in the world had her older brother said this class wasn't necessary? Anya had never felt so smart in her life! This class was brilliant! And there were snacks!

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Originally Posted by HJPotter

Maxwell nodded to the question that most everyone had answered. "Fiction is a story created by an Author to where Non-Fiction are books made up of facts."

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Originally Posted by Poolicious

Messer turned his gazed when he heard someone was whispering to him. Someone like the same book as he is. YAY! She must be really really cool! Since she like The Hobbit.

"Thanks." he whispered back and gave the Ravenclaw a small smile.

Messer's eyes went back to the Professor after she asked another question to the class. Fiction and Non-Fiction? Oh he knew that! He knew that! Hands up. "Professor, Fiction used characters, setting and plot to tell stories that are not real. While Non-fiction is factual and true writing that tells about real people, real places and/or real events." he said. "So, I think basically Fictional is not real and Non-Fictional is real" he added.

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Originally Posted by natethegreat

Hmm. Fiction and no-fiction. Nate learned about this in his muggle school a few times. He had to think back. Then he remembered the difference between the two. He raised his hand and said "A fiction book is a book that is made up by the imagination of the author. A non-fiction book is the exact opposite. It's a book that is based on real events or facts."

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Originally Posted by nogoodforyou

Fiction and non-fiction?

Well, not being the muggle stuff expert, Nora could only guess, so she raised her hand to try. "Fiction is based on the author's imagination, and non-fiction... is not. It's about true facts," or at least so she thought. Maybe she was right, maybe it was the other way around. Ehh, she'll have to wait and see.

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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

Alyssa listened as the others gave their answers to what they thought fictional and non-fictional meant, taking down notes as each person have their answer. When no one else spoke, Alyssa raised her hand and gave her opinion of what she thought it meant.

"Professor a non-fictional book is basically a book that has true factual content for example an autobiography of someone's life or events that took place in the past."Alydsa paused to think.

"It could also be a book on research studies or even about a specific subject. "

"A fictional book is basically a book containing a story that is made up and is not real." Alyssa frowned when she said that, paused to think before raising her hand to ask the Professor.

"Professor could it be possible that even though some stories are considered fiction they are in fact true and should be considered non-fiction?"Alyssa asked the Professor.

"I mean some stories or legends have been passed on down so many generations that they got distorted and eventually fell under the category of fairy tale stories, like King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and even Merlin."

"There has been proof to show that King Arthur and the Knights actually did exist. For example it is believed that it was Merlin who brought the stones of Stonehenge to Britain. Another example is the legend of Robin Hood who is supposed to be a fictional character?" "The existence of the Magna Carta proves that he did somehow exist."

"So could it be possible that maybe what some may consider fictional stories actually should in fact should be considered non-fictional?" Alyssa asked the Professor.

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Originally Posted by hpfan18

Annabelle was relaxed and was eating popcorn and just having the time of her life. She raised her hand to answer the second question, "Professor isn't fiction based on make believe and non fiction is based on facts and has a reason behind the story?"

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Originally Posted by PhoenixStar

This was an easy enough question and Hannah was starting to like this class mainly because she was chilling in a comfy chair and she had munched on some delicious popcorn earlier. Atleast this professor was nice.

"Professor non-fiction books are true and can be supported by facts and fiction books are phony." she said with a raised hand. Sure fiction books could be a good read, but they were still not true so that automatically made them phony right?

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Originally Posted by RachieRu

Oooh. Books. Indy liked books. She thought about the question for a few moments before she raised her hand. "Fiction are books that aren't strictly true." Because you could have books that were based upon stuff that happened, but were fiction books. "They tell stories that are made up, and don't really exist." Which seemed a little weird for wizarding stories, because most of the stuff in their world was true. "I'd say that sometimes they use real things, like fiction in the wizarding world may use creatures that do exist, but they the plot line of the book isn't true and doesn't exist, making it fiction."

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Originally Posted by Lislchen

Lewis had just stared a couple of his classmates in wonder when they mentioned Muggle books, books he'd never heard before. They had weird titles, at least some of them did. Especially staring at a girl that mentioned a book about rings, the Hufflepuff took a couple of notes when she explained what it was about. A ring. So much he'd gathered from the title already. But then there was some things about hobbits too which just left him completely baffled. What was that?! He was going to have to look that up after class.

He smiled to himself when Professor Cerulean mentioned that there might be a Muggle Bookshelf in the Library soon. As long as it wasn't in the restricted section this was an AWESOME idea. At least he thought so. It would probably mean that he would be spending even more time in the library though. But it was winter anyway so no need to feel bad about staying inside all day.

And he didn't have to go to the library on his own after all...

Oh, that question he knew!

Lewis quickly raised his hand to get the professor's attention and - once he had it - lowered it again, answering the question. "Well, nonfictional books are factual. They're based on facts...on true facts...or, well, at least the author believes them to be true." Yes, that wasn't confusing at all or anything. So you could never be absolutely certain if what was written in a book was ACTUALLY true. "And fiction is all about imagination, a lot of a fictional book's components are made up, like the characters or the storyline or the history of the story." Which was really weird actually now that he got to think of it. Since, per that definition, if, say, Lewis Carroll would be insane and would actually believe that there was a world called Wonderland, then that would make the Alice in Wonderland-books nonfictional, wouldn't it?

Somehow those definitions were a little confusing all of a sudden. Huh.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Why did the professor always seem so excited about the lessons? Maybe Sierra was just too reserved. Or maybe the professor really was just that excited. Whatever. Whoever heard of getting excited over Muggles?! Anyway...

Oh, she knew Fiction and Non-fiction! ~~Now who was getting excited over this discussion?~~ No, she wasn't excited. Just...well, surprised she was actually following along and understanding a Muggle discussion. Her hand rose into the air. "Fiction is made up and Non-fiction is real and based on facts," she said. "For example, the Muggles think anything written about our existence is Fiction, because they think we're made up, and anything written about their existence is Non-fiction." Ridiculous.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi frowned slightly when it seemed as though the sharing of their favorite books had been just that, sharing, and nothing else was really going to come of it. Oh well. Shrugging her shoulders, Kurumi tried to relax her posture a little since the class seemed to be a little more laid back than usual, but Kurumi had a hard time wrapping her brain around such an environment so....perfect posture it was.

When the next question was posed, Kurumi bit her lip for a moment to try and solidify an answer in her head besides a very generic 'one is true and the other isn't,' because that wasn't entirely on point. Some of Kurumi's favorite books were historical fiction, and those were still based on real event and people, just with some embellishments and things from the imagination of the author. Slowly, Kurumi raised her hand to offer up her own answer. "Works of fiction are those that are, in part or in whole, about events, people, places, and information that is not factual, but rather stems from the imagination of the author. Sometimes works of fiction can seem very real, as in they could have or will actually happen. My favorite form of fiction happens to be historical fiction, so the setting and events are based on fact, but typically the main character is not." Kurumi paused for a moment, running over what she had just said in her head and chewing on her lip a little nervously for a few moments before continuing. "Non-fiction, on the other hand, are works that are factual and that the author is writing in such a way that the information is historically or empirically true at the time of the composition."

And with that, Kurumi slowly lowered her hand to her lap and idle toyed with her quill.

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Originally Posted by Deniiz

João raised his hand up to answer the question.

"Fiction is where the story is not a real story and it's all up to the imagination of the writer. Non-fiction, though, is fully based on facts and historical events."

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Originally Posted by hjhm

Jonathan saw the professor writing down all the titles of the books that were just mentioned. Everyone had different types of books that they read and it's quite a variety too. Most of which, Jonathan has never had ever heard of. He has heard of some but technically can't really tell the story himself. Then she also mentioned about setting up a muggle literature shelf with the librarian. Which is really nice because other students have been sort of wanting this to happen as well.

Now, onto the next topic--- Fiction and Non-fiction. Jonathan's hand shot up when the question was raised. "Professor..." he started thinking of the descriptions of both words. "...Fiction is a story or a novel based on imagination. Where authors write to their fullest desires with their made-up characters and story plots" he continued "Non-fiction is based on facts such as our books in school."

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Originally Posted by JeshieRAWR

Fiction and Non-Fiction. Jade knew all about these muggle books, well mostly. She at least knew the difference between the two. "Fictional books are with made-up facts while non-fictional books are with true facts." She nodded, throwing another piece of popcorn into her mouth. She felt pretty confident on that answer.

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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Selina was so pumped about the prospect of talking about the Aeneid. Rarely, if ever, people wanted to speak about the Latin epic poem that was near and dear to Selina's heart. But Cerulean, after everyone listed their favorite pieces of literature, seemed to just glaze right over the Aeneid. It made Selina a tad upset because she was foolishly expecting to be running frantically about retelling the tale of Aeneas and his companions. Perhaps, it was a tad unrealistic.

When she did ask the difference between fiction and nonfiction, Selina was surprised that she knew the answer to that question. Then again, it was not so weird because even Wizarding novels had that distinction, "A nonfiction book is a book that is made up of one hundred percent fact. Fiction is novel or piece of literature that has made up characters or stories that are not based mostly in fact or at all in fact."

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Originally Posted by Bazinga

Minerva had heard this before and put her hand up. "Professor one is real, meaning it tells real facts, a real story. The other is not real meaning it is made up" even though she was now not believing that many of the muggle stories were actually fake, muggles just thought they were.

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Originally Posted by Meizzner

Nigel didn't think that a muggle section would interest him that much right now. He kinda knew what fiction meant so he guesses that non-fiction would have to be the opposite. Nigel raised his head "Um like Theodore said Fiction means it's made up, and the Non-Fiction is factual" Nigel guessed but thought he was right

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Originally Posted by cheeseStrings

Janice raised her hand up, without even thinking. Being a bookworm herself, she has to know what fiction and non-fiction mean.

"Fiction means stories that are made up, like fairy tales, but Non-fiction is real, like an encyclopedia or a biography of someone."

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Originally Posted by MaverickMagpie

Dale raised up his hand. Trick question. "Uhm... it's like... non-fiction means either about stuff that has actually happened orrrrrrr... things like 'how-to' books. Like, our history text books are non-fiction, and so are things like 'Computers for Dummies'. Fiction is pretty much stuff that is made up... but like... it might be based on real life things, you know?"

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Originally Posted by Riverlynn

Penny was incredibly interested on the class now. As several books she didn't recognize were mentioned shs made a small list. She would read them all later. Then ths Professor waz talkimg amd asked a question she knew. The Ravenclaw's hand shot into the air.

"Professor fiction meanz the book was made up by the author. Non-fiction means that there are real facts and real things in the book."

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Originally Posted by Macavity

Gideon had kept quiet about his favorite book. Mostly because he really didn't have one in particular and partly because he wasn't sure how it would be taken seeing as some of the stuff he'd read was advanced. However some of his classmates had mentioned their own advanced readings and he almost spoke up but the Professor had spoken again moving on so he simply listened. Then at her latest question, he raised his hand to answer. "Fiction are stories and such that are not true and non-fiction is information that is factual."

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Originally Posted by verbain

Would a muggle section in the library interest him? Probably not. But he would rather like to read Green Eggs and Ham again... hm...

Oh, the next question was easy.

Theodore proudly raised his hand, "One means it's made up, and the other is... factual." That was a word, right? The only problem was, Theo had no idea which one was which. It didn't matter. He got the question right, he knew it.

Gemma shook her head at each of the student's answers. "Yes you are all correct..." she said picking up a bag beside her and digging in it. With each correct answer, she dug out a Tootsie Roll and tossed it at the students...bribery was a good way to get answers...yes it would work great!

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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

"Professor could it be possible that even though some stories are considered fiction they are in fact true and should be considered non-fiction?"Alyssa asked the Professor.

"I mean some stories or legends have been passed on down so many generations that they got distorted and eventually fell under the category of fairy tale stories, like King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and even Merlin."

"There has been proof to show that King Arthur and the Knights actually did exist. For example it is believed that it was Merlin who brought the stones of Stonehenge to Britain. Another example is the legend of Robin Hood who is supposed to be a fictional character?" "The existence of the Magna Carta proves that he did somehow exist."

"So could it be possible that maybe what some may consider fictional stories actually should in fact should be considered non-fictional?" Alyssa asked the Professor.

The professor turned her head to look at the student as she asked her question with a sweet smile on her face, "Yes, Alyssa...you bring up an excellent point. Some books can be consider a compilation of the two due to where the story has it's roots from...."

She looked around the circle of soft L chairs and then continued with the lesson, "As the students mentioned, Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary..." she said trying to make eye contact with as many students as she could. "Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be factual and can be traced through history and facts to be factual."

She paused to let that sink in and to eat a few pieces of Chicago Style popcorn. "Now in each of these two types of literature there are tons of other forms of literature. For instance, Fiction can be divided into a number of forms including but not limited to Drama, Poetry, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Humor, Fables, Fairy Tales, Horror, Legends, Mystery, Mythology, etc." She took a breath and then continued, "And Non-Fiction can be divided into a number of forms such as Narrative Non-Fiction, Essays, Research Papers, Biographies and Autobiographies, Speeches, etc."

"Let's start discussing some different authors. We'll start with a very famous Fictional author from the 16th and 17th Century. He was well known for a variety of works in his years and was also rumored to be a part of a conspiracy surrounding his literature." She stood up and walked to a portrait hanging in a corner of the room. It was dark and hard to make out. When she got beside it she recited, "To be, or not to be." she paused with a smile, "This above all: to thine own self be true..." she held out her hand and made the words overdramatic with a little laugh.

Finally she clicked on the light hanging over the portrait and the picture lite up.

SPOILER!!: Portrait

"Can anyone tell me who this is? And could you share some more of his famous lines from his works? Please only share one so there are enough for everyone." she said glancing from the portrait to the students.

OOC: Remember to raise your hands and to keep talking to a minimum. When you are giving famous lines, please try not to repeat those that have already been shared. Thanks! I lovers you all!

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Lezleighd Mooncalf Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Deep in the <3 of TX Posts: 6,463 Hogwarts RPG Name: Everleigh Tris Annesley Fifth Year x9	RabidRavenclawNymphadora!BritneySpearsFanatic EclecticZetaTauAlphaPrincessTexasAngel SPOILER!!: YES YES YES!!! Quote: Originally Posted by Katergirl Raising her hand Angelina said, "Professor, one is things that never happened and the other is a story of something that did happen." some muggle stories Angelina wondered if they were nonfictional or fictional. Hard to know not growing up in the muggle world. Quote: Originally Posted by Wonderstruck Ooh, that would be cool. Having an opportunity to read muggles novels in addition to all the magically oriented books already in the library. Even though they wouldn't exactly help with the advancement of magical education, Adam loved the classics and figured they would be a good way to take a break from the more serious studying like the NEWTs that he really needed to be focusing on. Err...anyway. "Non-fiction books deal with more historical events or people or concepts that are studied in real life with actual people. In some ways this kind of limits what can be considered for a non-fiction book, but in other ways it can provide a more practical set of information for the reader. Fiction books however can deal with events that could happen in real life with relatable characters and settings, or they can deal with places and concepts that touch on a person's imagination. So in a lot of ways Fiction books can touch on things discussed in non-fiction books, or they can create a world of their own." Quote: Originally Posted by LilFox06 Anya smiled back at the mystery boy. She made a mental note to introduce herself at the end of class. ~~And give him another chance to say tah-dah.~~ She then turned her attention back to the lesson. And once again her hand shot up. "Fiction is a made-up, and non-fiction things are real." Of course... there were things like Historical Fiction... which was made up based on real stuff. But Anya didn't feel the need to mention it. It was a boring genre anyway. Why in the world had her older brother said this class wasn't necessary? Anya had never felt so smart in her life! This class was brilliant! And there were snacks! Quote: Originally Posted by HJPotter Maxwell nodded to the question that most everyone had answered. "Fiction is a story created by an Author to where Non-Fiction are books made up of facts." Quote: Originally Posted by Poolicious Messer turned his gazed when he heard someone was whispering to him. Someone like the same book as he is. YAY! She must be really really cool! Since she like The Hobbit. "Thanks." he whispered back and gave the Ravenclaw a small smile. Messer's eyes went back to the Professor after she asked another question to the class. Fiction and Non-Fiction? Oh he knew that! He knew that! Hands up. "Professor, Fiction used characters, setting and plot to tell stories that are not real. While Non-fiction is factual and true writing that tells about real people, real places and/or real events." he said. "So, I think basically Fictional is not real and Non-Fictional is real" he added. Quote: Originally Posted by natethegreat Hmm. Fiction and no-fiction. Nate learned about this in his muggle school a few times. He had to think back. Then he remembered the difference between the two. He raised his hand and said "A fiction book is a book that is made up by the imagination of the author. A non-fiction book is the exact opposite. It's a book that is based on real events or facts." Quote: Originally Posted by nogoodforyou Fiction and non-fiction? Well, not being the muggle stuff expert, Nora could only guess, so she raised her hand to try. "Fiction is based on the author's imagination, and non-fiction... is not. It's about true facts," or at least so she thought. Maybe she was right, maybe it was the other way around. Ehh, she'll have to wait and see. Quote: Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 Alyssa listened as the others gave their answers to what they thought fictional and non-fictional meant, taking down notes as each person have their answer. When no one else spoke, Alyssa raised her hand and gave her opinion of what she thought it meant. "Professor a non-fictional book is basically a book that has true factual content for example an autobiography of someone's life or events that took place in the past."Alydsa paused to think. "It could also be a book on research studies or even about a specific subject. " "A fictional book is basically a book containing a story that is made up and is not real." Alyssa frowned when she said that, paused to think before raising her hand to ask the Professor. "Professor could it be possible that even though some stories are considered fiction they are in fact true and should be considered non-fiction?"Alyssa asked the Professor. "I mean some stories or legends have been passed on down so many generations that they got distorted and eventually fell under the category of fairy tale stories, like King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and even Merlin." "There has been proof to show that King Arthur and the Knights actually did exist. For example it is believed that it was Merlin who brought the stones of Stonehenge to Britain. Another example is the legend of Robin Hood who is supposed to be a fictional character?" "The existence of the Magna Carta proves that he did somehow exist." "So could it be possible that maybe what some may consider fictional stories actually should in fact should be considered non-fictional?" Alyssa asked the Professor. Quote: Originally Posted by hpfan18 Annabelle was relaxed and was eating popcorn and just having the time of her life. She raised her hand to answer the second question, "Professor isn't fiction based on make believe and non fiction is based on facts and has a reason behind the story?" Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixStar This was an easy enough question and Hannah was starting to like this class mainly because she was chilling in a comfy chair and she had munched on some delicious popcorn earlier. Atleast this professor was nice. "Professor non-fiction books are true and can be supported by facts and fiction books are phony." she said with a raised hand. Sure fiction books could be a good read, but they were still not true so that automatically made them phony right? Quote: Originally Posted by RachieRu Oooh. Books. Indy liked books. She thought about the question for a few moments before she raised her hand. "Fiction are books that aren't strictly true." Because you could have books that were based upon stuff that happened, but were fiction books. "They tell stories that are made up, and don't really exist." Which seemed a little weird for wizarding stories, because most of the stuff in their world was true. "I'd say that sometimes they use real things, like fiction in the wizarding world may use creatures that do exist, but they the plot line of the book isn't true and doesn't exist, making it fiction." Quote: Originally Posted by Lislchen Lewis had just stared a couple of his classmates in wonder when they mentioned Muggle books, books he'd never heard before. They had weird titles, at least some of them did. Especially staring at a girl that mentioned a book about rings, the Hufflepuff took a couple of notes when she explained what it was about. A ring. So much he'd gathered from the title already. But then there was some things about hobbits too which just left him completely baffled. What was that?! He was going to have to look that up after class. He smiled to himself when Professor Cerulean mentioned that there might be a Muggle Bookshelf in the Library soon. As long as it wasn't in the restricted section this was an AWESOME idea. At least he thought so. It would probably mean that he would be spending even more time in the library though. But it was winter anyway so no need to feel bad about staying inside all day. And he didn't have to go to the library on his own after all... Oh, that question he knew! Lewis quickly raised his hand to get the professor's attention and - once he had it - lowered it again, answering the question. "Well, nonfictional books are factual. They're based on facts...on true facts...or, well, at least the author believes them to be true." Yes, that wasn't confusing at all or anything. So you could never be absolutely certain if what was written in a book was ACTUALLY true. "And fiction is all about imagination, a lot of a fictional book's components are made up, like the characters or the storyline or the history of the story." Which was really weird actually now that he got to think of it. Since, per that definition, if, say, Lewis Carroll would be insane and would actually believe that there was a world called Wonderland, then that would make the Alice in Wonderland-books nonfictional, wouldn't it? Somehow those definitions were a little confusing all of a sudden. Huh. Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Why did the professor always seem so excited about the lessons? Maybe Sierra was just too reserved. Or maybe the professor really was just that excited. Whatever. Whoever heard of getting excited over Muggles?! Anyway... Oh, she knew Fiction and Non-fiction! ~~Now who was getting excited over this discussion?~~ No, she wasn't excited. Just...well, surprised she was actually following along and understanding a Muggle discussion. Her hand rose into the air. "Fiction is made up and Non-fiction is real and based on facts," she said. *"For example, the Muggles think anything written about our* existence is Fiction, because they think we're made up, and anything written about their existence is Non-fiction." Ridiculous. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie** Kurumi frowned slightly when it seemed as though the sharing of their favorite books had been just that, sharing, and nothing else was really going to come of it. Oh well. Shrugging her shoulders, Kurumi tried to relax her posture a little since the class seemed to be a little more laid back than usual, but Kurumi had a hard time wrapping her brain around such an environment so....perfect posture it was. When the next question was posed, Kurumi bit her lip for a moment to try and solidify an answer in her head besides a very generic 'one is true and the other isn't,' because that wasn't entirely on point. Some of Kurumi's favorite books were historical fiction, and those were still based on real event and people, just with some embellishments and things from the imagination of the author. Slowly, Kurumi raised her hand to offer up her own answer. "Works of fiction are those that are, in part or in whole, about events, people, places, and information that is not factual, but rather stems from the imagination of the author. Sometimes works of fiction can seem very real, as in they could have or will actually happen. My favorite form of fiction happens to be historical fiction, so the setting and events are based on fact, but typically the main character is not." Kurumi paused for a moment, running over what she had just said in her head and chewing on her lip a little nervously for a few moments before continuing. "Non-fiction, on the other hand, are works that are factual and that the author is writing in such a way that the information is historically or empirically true at the time of the composition." And with that, Kurumi slowly lowered her hand to her lap and idle toyed with her quill. Quote: Originally Posted by Deniiz João raised his hand up to answer the question. "Fiction is where the story is not a real story and it's all up to the imagination of the writer. Non-fiction, though, is fully based on facts and historical events." Quote: Originally Posted by hjhm Jonathan saw the professor writing down all the titles of the books that were just mentioned. Everyone had different types of books that they read and it's quite a variety too. Most of which, Jonathan has never had ever heard of. He has heard of some but technically can't really tell the story himself. Then she also mentioned about setting up a muggle literature shelf with the librarian. Which is really nice because other students have been sort of wanting this to happen as well. Now, onto the next topic--- Fiction and Non-fiction. Jonathan's hand shot up when the question was raised. "Professor..." he started thinking of the descriptions of both words. "...Fiction is a story or a novel based on imagination. Where authors write to their fullest desires with their made-up characters and story plots" he continued "Non-fiction is based on facts such as our books in school." Quote: Originally Posted by JeshieRAWR Fiction and Non-Fiction. Jade knew all about these muggle books, well mostly. She at least knew the difference between the two. "Fictional books are with made-up facts while non-fictional books are with true facts." She nodded, throwing another piece of popcorn into her mouth. She felt pretty confident on that answer. Quote: Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Selina was so pumped about the prospect of talking about the Aeneid. Rarely, if ever, people wanted to speak about the Latin epic poem that was near and dear to Selina's heart. But Cerulean, after everyone listed their favorite pieces of literature, seemed to just glaze right over the Aeneid. It made Selina a tad upset because she was foolishly expecting to be running frantically about retelling the tale of Aeneas and his companions. Perhaps, it was a tad unrealistic. When she did ask the difference between fiction and nonfiction, Selina was surprised that she knew the answer to that question. Then again, it was not so weird because even Wizarding novels had that distinction, "A nonfiction book is a book that is made up of one hundred percent fact. Fiction is novel or piece of literature that has made up characters or stories that are not based mostly in fact or at all in fact." Quote: Originally Posted by Bazinga Minerva had heard this before and put her hand up. "Professor one is real, meaning it tells real facts, a real story. The other is not real meaning it is made up" even though she was now not believing that many of the muggle stories were actually fake, muggles just thought they were. Quote: Originally Posted by Meizzner Nigel didn't think that a muggle section would interest him that much right now. He kinda knew what fiction meant so he guesses that non-fiction would have to be the opposite. Nigel raised his head "Um like Theodore said Fiction means it's made up, and the Non-Fiction is factual" Nigel guessed but thought he was right Quote: Originally Posted by cheeseStrings Janice raised her hand up, without even thinking. Being a bookworm herself, she has to know what fiction and non-fiction mean. "Fiction means stories that are made up, like fairy tales, but Non-fiction is real, like an encyclopedia or a biography of someone." Quote: Originally Posted by MaverickMagpie Dale raised up his hand. Trick question. "Uhm... it's like... non-fiction means either about stuff that has actually happened orrrrrrr... things like 'how-to' books. Like, our history text books are non-fiction, and so are things like 'Computers for Dummies'. Fiction is pretty much stuff that is made up... but like... it might be based on real life things, you know?" Quote: Originally Posted by Riverlynn Penny was incredibly interested on the class now. As several books she didn't recognize were mentioned shs made a small list. She would read them all later. Then ths Professor waz talkimg amd asked a question she knew. The Ravenclaw's hand shot into the air. "Professor fiction meanz the book was made up by the author. Non-fiction means that there are real facts and real things in the book." Quote: Originally Posted by Macavity Gideon had kept quiet about his favorite book. Mostly because he really didn't have one in particular and partly because he wasn't sure how it would be taken seeing as some of the stuff he'd read was advanced. However some of his classmates had mentioned their own advanced readings and he almost spoke up but the Professor had spoken again moving on so he simply listened. Then at her latest question, he raised his hand to answer. "Fiction are stories and such that are not true and non-fiction is information that is factual." Quote: Originally Posted by verbain Would a muggle section in the library interest him? Probably not. But he would rather like to read Green Eggs and Ham again... hm... Oh, the next question was easy. Theodore proudly raised his hand, "One means it's made up, and the other is... factual." That was a word, right? The only problem was, Theo had no idea which one was which. It didn't matter. He got the question right, he knew it. Gemma shook her head at each of the student's answers. "Yes you are all correct..." she said picking up a bag beside her and digging in it. With each correct answer, she dug out a Tootsie Roll and tossed it at the students...bribery was a good way to get answers...yes it would work great! Quote: Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 "Professor could it be possible that even though some stories are considered fiction they are in fact true and should be considered non-fiction?"Alyssa asked the Professor. "I mean some stories or legends have been passed on down so many generations that they got distorted and eventually fell under the category of fairy tale stories, like King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and even Merlin." "There has been proof to show that King Arthur and the Knights actually did exist. For example it is believed that it was Merlin who brought the stones of Stonehenge to Britain. Another example is the legend of Robin Hood who is supposed to be a fictional character?" "The existence of the Magna Carta proves that he did somehow exist." "So could it be possible that maybe what some may consider fictional stories actually should in fact should be considered non-fictional?" Alyssa asked the Professor. The professor turned her head to look at the student as she asked her question with a sweet smile on her face, "Yes, Alyssa...you bring up an excellent point. Some books can be consider a compilation of the two due to where the story has it's roots from...." She looked around the circle of soft L chairs and then continued with the lesson, "As the students mentioned, Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary..." she said trying to make eye contact with as many students as she could. "Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be factual and can be traced through history and facts to be factual." She paused to let that sink in and to eat a few pieces of Chicago Style popcorn. "Now in each of these two types of literature there are tons of other forms of literature. For instance, Fiction can be divided into a number of forms including but not limited to Drama, Poetry, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Humor, Fables, Fairy Tales, Horror, Legends, Mystery, Mythology, etc." She took a breath and then continued, "And Non-Fiction can be divided into a number of forms such as Narrative Non-Fiction, Essays, Research Papers, Biographies and Autobiographies, Speeches, etc." "Let's start discussing some different authors. We'll start with a very famous Fictional author from the 16th and 17th Century. He was well known for a variety of works in his years and was also rumored to be a part of a conspiracy surrounding his literature." She stood up and walked to a portrait hanging in a corner of the room. It was dark and hard to make out. When she got beside it she recited, "To be, or not to be." she paused with a smile, "This above all: to thine own self be true..." she held out her hand and made the words overdramatic with a little laugh. Finally she clicked on the light hanging over the portrait and the picture lite up. SPOILER!!: Portrait "Can anyone tell me who this is? And could you share some more of his famous lines from his works? Please only share one so there are enough for everyone." she said glancing from the portrait to the students. OOC: Remember to raise your hands and to keep talking to a minimum. When you are giving famous lines, please try not to repeat those that have already been shared. Thanks! I lovers you all! __________________ Last edited by Lezleighd; 05-26-2012 at 11:13 PM.