Characteristics of Realistic Fiction

​Characteristics of Realistic Fiction

By Lisa Craft

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What does the word "realistic" mean?

• Story events COULD happen

• Story events WILL happen

• Story events COULD NOT happen

• Story events WILL NOT happen

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What is the purpose of realistic fiction?

• To entertain the reader

• To convince the reader

• To persuade the reader

• To inform the reader.

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Check all the characteristics of the genre REALISTIC FICTION.

• true to life characters

• often has dialogue between characters

• talking animals

• setting takes place in modern times

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Fill in the blanks.

Realistic fiction is fiction that is set in the ................world. The characters, setting, problems, and resolution are all .................................

• real/believable

• unreal/unbelievable

• real/unbelievable

• unreal/believable

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Realistic Fiction or Informational?

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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Realistic Fiction or Informational?

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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Realistic Fiction or Informational?

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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Realistic Fiction or Informational?

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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Realistic Fiction or Informational?

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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Realistic Fiction or Informational?

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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Realistic Fiction or Informational:

The purpose of this text is to entertain readers.

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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Realistic Fiction or Informational:

There are facts in these types of texts.

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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Realistic Fiction or Informational:

Characters and events in these types of texts are imaginary but believable.

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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Realistic Fiction or Informational:

The plot in these texts could also happen in real life.

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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Realistic Fiction or Informational?

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

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In realistic fiction, the characters behave like real people when faced with problems and conflicts.

• True

• False

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Fill in the blank.

The .............................reflects the age and culture of the characters.

• events

• place

• time

• dialogue

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In realistic fiction, The conflicts that the characters face can be

• internal

• external

• internal or external

• neither internal nor external

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Character qualities may be personality traits such as:

• pretty

• tall

• shyness

• athletic ability

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In realistic fiction, the story takes place in the distance past or ancient times

• True

• False

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When you are trying to discover a THEME in a short story, what's the best strategy?

• Look for lines that repeat

• Think about how the character changes because of a conflict

• Look at the setting

• Ask yourself questions as you read

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Some elements of realistic fiction include:

• The setting could be unreal and made up

• Characters act like real people

• The plots would NEVER actually happen

• Animals talk

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What type of text structure does realistic fiction have?

• Processes

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Chronological order

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Realistic fiction shows how people grow and learn, make decisions, and solve problems.

• True

• I don't know

• False

• I am unsure

Fill in the Blank

Realistic fiction contains plot events that _______ happen.

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In realistic fiction, the story takes place in what could be a real setting.

• True

• False

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In realistic fiction, at least one character has a conflict or problem.

• False

• True

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Realistic fiction is entertaining.

• True

• False

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What makes the main character of a story realistic?

• The character lives in an unreal place.

• The character changes like real people do.

• The character is from another world or planet.

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When considering realistic fiction, choose a short story below that would be this type of genre?

• The monkey ran through the woods and told his friend, the spider, he was ready to board the spaceship.

• The teacher could not believe her students had never visited Earth before!

• My small town in Texas hosted our high school football game and my family rode the train early so we could get the best seats in the stadium.

• The tornado ripped through the water and crashed into the sea when Oliver the Octopus rode up sending its tentacles in the air. Oliver screamed, "This means war, Sam Shark!"