Realistic Fiction

Books about Real Life

Open Court Level 5 / Unit 1-Cooperation and Competition/ Unit Opener for Realistic Fiction Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

Realist Fiction Books we will be reading in Unit #1 in Open Court

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What is Realistic Fiction?

Realistic fiction is simply stated as real kids with real problems solved in a realistic manner in a real world setting.

Realistic Fiction is most often based in the present or recent past .

The events portrayed in realistic fiction raise questions that a reader might face in real life

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Characters in realistic fiction usually have certain characteristics:

they resemble real people live in a place that could be real participate in a series of events that

could probably happen presented with a problem that is of

interest of children and discover a realistic solution

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A Realistic fiction selection may have one or more of these elements

The characters behave as people or animals do in real life.

The setting of the story is a real place or could be a real place.

The events of the story are based on a conflict or problem the could occur in real life.

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Stories to come…Having an election for 5th grade class president

Lupe enters a marble championship.

A young girl want to win a class contest!!!!

Everyone on the soccer team is good at something except soccer.

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