SPOTLIGHT ON GENRE Realistic Fiction · 2020. 3. 19. · GENRE: REALISTIC FICTION I can read realistic fiction. Game Over Jan asks Max to play. Max runs out with his toy. “What
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My Learning Goal
GENRE: REALISTIC FICTION
I can read realistic fiction.
Game Over
Jan asks Max to play.
Max runs out with his toy.
“What a throw!” Jan says.
“Oh no!” says Max. “The toy is on the roof!”
Realistic FictionRealistic fiction is a made-up story that could happen in real life. It has characters, or the people in the story.
Characters
SPOTLIGHT ON GENRE
TALKTURNand Talk about what makes the characters in “Game Over” seem real.
TEKS 1.8.B Describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for their actions. ELPS 3.E.1 Speaking; 4.G.3 Reading
Preview VocabularyYou will read these words in The Blackout.
The Blackout
check quiet listen mutters
Zetta Elliott used to be afraid of the dark. She still keeps lots of candles and batteries at home, just in case there is a blackout near her home.
Read
Read to learn about the characters.
Look at the pictures to help you understand what is happening in the story.
Ask about what the characters do.
Talk about the story with a partner.
theMeet Author
TEKS 1.6.B Generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information with adult assistance. ELPS 4.D.1 Reading
How would you describe the boy? Highlight the details that help you.
CLOSE READ
I give her my battery.
TEKS 1.7.C Use text evidence to support an appropriate response; TEKS 1.8.B Describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for their actions. ELPS 4.F.1 Reading; 4.F.2 Reading; 4.G.3 Reading
Describe a CharacterA character is a person or animal in a story. When we describe a character, we tell what he or she looks like. We tell what the character says or does. Like real people, characters do things for a reason.
TURNMY Describe the main character. Look back at the text. Use the pictures too.
Character What He Says
TALKTURNand Describe the reason the boy goes upstairs.
TEKS 1.8.B Describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for their actions. ELPS 3.E.1 Speaking; 5.G.2 Writing
Use Text EvidenceText evidence is the details that support an idea about the text. Text evidence helps readers describe characters and the reasons for their actions.
TURNMY Draw the main character of The Blackout. Look back at the text.
TEKS 1.7.C Use text evidence to support an appropriate response; TEKS 1.8.B Describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for their actions. ELPS 4.G.3 Reading 41