Realistic Fiction
Real kids, Real Problems, in Real
Places
Question:
Can this really happen????
Yes!
Ask yourself:
Can this really happen???
The answer should be –
YES!!!!!
Characters
• Realistic fiction presents fictional
characters who behave in ways that are
real.
Kids like us go to school, attend sporting events, have
sleepovers, go on vacations, and go shopping.
Problem
• The main characters are involved in a
conflict or dilemma.
Adult problems
like divorce, job
trouble, or
parents with
issues
Peer problems
like fights,
bullies, being
shy, teasing or
family sickness.
School
problems like
homework,
bad grades,
and teachers.
Description
• Places, events and characters are vividly
described.
Setting
• The story takes place in modern times; a
recognizable sort of place.
Plot
• The story has a plot that makes sense and
ends with a solution to the problem.
The heroes solve their
problem by learning
something special about
themselves.
Dialogue
• The characters’ words show their
personalities and also move the plot along.
• “Why can’t Jenny give up her room?” I
asked. “Why does it have to be me?”
• “She’s still a baby, Peter,” Mom said.
» The War with Grandpa