Question

an author fictionalizing a story should use which types of source materials to research the storys elements? select three answers.
interviews
movies
news articles
short stories
textbooks

Explanation:

1. Interviews provide firsthand, authentic perspectives and details about real people, events, or contexts, which can add realism to fictional elements.
2. News articles offer factual, contemporary or historical information about events, settings, and societal contexts that can ground a fictional story in reality.
3. Textbooks provide authoritative, structured information on specialized topics (e.g., history, science, culture) to ensure accuracy in fictional worldbuilding or technical details.

Movies and short stories are works of fiction themselves, so they are not research source materials for factual elements of a story.

Answer:

• interviews
• news articles
• textbooks