Realistic Fiction

A story using made-up characters that could happen in real life.

• Nonfiction

• Science Fiction

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

5 Characteristics of Realistic Fiction

• Believable characters, true setting, possible plot, realistic conflict, and real dialogue

• Believable characters, fantasy-like setting, possible plot, unrealistic conflict, and real dialogue

• Unbelievable characters, setting, plot, conflict and dialogue.

• There are 5 characters and they are all real.

The where (location), when (time), and what (environment) of a story....

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Tone is...

• Is another way for saying the same thing.

• Is what you hear.

• The author or narrator's attitude toward a subject, character, or topic.

• Is the feeling you get as a reader, while reading.

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The setting can affect the _________.

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The feeling you get as a reader is known as... This can be impacted by the setting/atmosphere, word choice, and sentence structure.

• exposition

• tone

• mood

• plot

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Setting is NOT just a backdrop it can ....

• it is the when, where, and what.

• change throughout the story, can set the tone & mood, can impact the character, and connects to the plot.

• change many parts of the story.

• be responsible for the outcome.

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A character who is born & grew up in the city may be very different from a character who is born and raised on a farm. This is an example of...

• How the setting can impact/affect a character.

• How the environment is different.

• How the character can change.

• How the setting is only a backdrop.

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Realistic problems that are usually used in Realistic Fiction, often relate to ...

• unrealistic issues

• social or personal issues

• small incidents

• nothing major

Plot is...

• the problem

• the 'big idea"

• the sequence of events in a story

• the purpose

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