1. What is It and Is It Real?

3. What Is a Genre of Literature?
A genre is a category or type of literature that is generally broken down into fiction and nonfiction subcategories.

4. Fiction Versus Nonfiction
Fictional stories are not real and involve characters and storylines that are created by the author.

5. What is Realistic Fiction?
Realistic fiction refer to stories that are made up by the author about people and events that could actually happen.

6. Characteristics of Realistic Fiction
The characters resemble real people.
The places that the characters live in and visit (setting) could be real places.
The things that happen to the characters could happen in real life.

7. Characteristics of Realistic Fiction
The problems (conflicts) that
the characters face are similar
to real everyday problems.
The main problem in the story
helps the reader discovers a
realistic solution.

8. Test Your Knowledge
A category or type of literature is called a _______________?

9. Realistic Fiction or Not?
A story about a boy who can make himself invisible so that he can spy on people True or false?
A story about a pig who wears
clothes and can talk to humans True or false?
A story about a girl who tries out for the soccer team but doesn’t make it. True or false?

10. What Is Your Favorite Realistic Fiction Book?