Three Forms of Fiction This activity will help you meet these educational goals:

You will write supporting paragraphs about a topic that provide researched and relevant facts, details, and examples; and produce clear and coherent writing that is appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

Directions
Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question, and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work.

Activity
You have just looked closely at three forms of fiction: the short story, the novella, and the novel. Each of these forms has distinct characteristics as well as certain advantages and disadvantages for the writer and the reader. What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of these three different types of fiction?

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in