Realistic Fiction

Realistic Fiction

• Realistic fiction consists of stories that tell about situations occurring in the real world.

• There can be no magic or fantasy involved in the plot, although there may be very unusual events occurring or even exaggerated characters

What is Realistic Fiction?

• Realistic fiction consists of stories that tell about situations occurring in the real world.

• There can be no magic or fantasy involved in the plot, although there may be very unusual events occurring or even exaggerated characters.

What is Realistic Fiction?

• The events in the story did not truly happen (fiction), but they could happen (realistic).

• Example- In the book Holes the boy being sent away to a camp to dig holes all day may seem farfetched, however based on the world as we know it this could happen.

What is Realistic Fiction?

• Realistic fiction is a very broad category of books that is subdivided into many subjects.

• Adventure, humorous, and books about sensitive topics are examples of the subjects that fit into Realistic Fiction.

Realistic Fiction Themes

• Abuse• Alcohol/ Drugs• Death/ Dying• Disabilities• Family Life• Risk Taking• Homelessness/

Runaways

• Divorce/ Relationships

• Fitting In/ Bullying• Food Issues• Working Together• Cheating• Growing up