Realistic Fiction

What is the purpose of realistic fiction?

• To entertain the reader

• To convince the reader

• To persuade the reader

• To inform the reader.

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.9

What type of text structure does realistic fiction have?

• Processes

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Chronological order

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

• True

• I don't know

• False

• I am unsure

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

Realistic fiction contains plot events that _______ happen.

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

• True

• False

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

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

Realistic fiction is entertaining.

• True

• False

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.

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!"