PPT-Realistic Fiction (Social Issues)

Book Talk Bluefish by Pat Schmatz Travis is missing his old home in the country and hes missing his old hound Rosco Now theres just the cramped place he shares with his alcoholic grandpa . Book 1 of 13. Suspense-Thriller. Cliffhanger. Realistic Fiction. Should read books in order. 15-yr-old Callum Ormond. Dystopian. 16-yr-old Beatrice. Choosing Day. Factions: Abnegation, Candor, Erudite, Dauntless. “Failure is not an option, so why talk about it?”. - . Donalyn. Miller, . The Book Whisperer. “You want me to what?”. You . will. be reading . forty. books this year. This includes books that we read together for class. . Everything you read is either fiction or nonfiction.. How can you tell the difference? . Fiction is . FAKE. !. Fiction is make-believe.. Authors use their imaginations to write fiction stories.. In fiction books the pictures are not realistic.. by . Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. All Rashad wanted was to buy a bag of chips at the local convenience store. What should have been an everyday moment turns violent and life-altering when Rashad is accused of shoplifting and subsequently beaten by a white police officer. Rashad’s classmate, Quinn, witnesses the whole encounter, but is afraid to speak up because the police officer in question has been like a father to him his whole life. . Realistic fiction is made up of stories that could really happen. . The stories are set in modern times.. Examples of Realistic Fiction. Because of Winn Dixie. Crash. Owl Moon. Shiloh. Bridge to . Terabithia. Literary: anything having to do with written works (books, poems, stories…). Literary Genres. Literary: anything having to do with written works (books, poems, stories…). Genres: this is where books are sorted and divided by different topics, areas, departments, subjects or . T. ripping. T. hrough. . the. G. enres. suspense. mystery. horror. thriller. GENRE:. Science Fiction. Thriller. Multiple Voices. APPEAL:. Suspenseful. World Building. Darkly Humorous. Thought-Provoking. Intended solely to entertain. Legal thrillers, romance novels. Escapist. Formulaic. Literary Fiction. Written with serious artistic intentions by someone who hopes to enable readers to broaden understanding of life and to empathize with others. Implications for Palliative and End of Life Care. Dr Juliet . Spiller . Consultant in Palliative Medicine. Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh. Juliet.spiller@mariecurie.org.uk. Realistic Medicine is clearly not all about Palliative Care. All Rashad wanted was to buy a bag of chips at the local convenience store. What should have been an everyday moment turns violent and life-altering when Rashad is accused of shoplifting and subsequently beaten by a white police officer. Rashad’s classmate, Quinn, witnesses the whole encounter, but is afraid to speak up because the police officer in question has been like a father to him his whole life. . 45 Pounds (More or Less) . K. A. . Barson. Teenager Ann needs to lose forty-five pounds in two months to fit into her bridesmaid dress, so she resorts to all kinds of schemes to lose the weight.. Realistic Fiction. Fiction and Non-Fiction. Genres of literature are divided into (2) categories. Non-Fictions are informational texts dealing with real-life subjects. Real or Actual. Fictions are narrative literary works produced by the imagination. Books with . Powerful Messages . of Social . Change. Fiction . A deepening understanding of the . complexity of the human . experience. Social Analysis . Issues, activism, . and visions for . social change. Here’s a question...... If you could change the world, what would you do? Hands up!. How many different things did the class suggest?. All the items mentioned are what we call . social issues.. Do you think if the same question had been asked in an American class room then the list of things would be the same, what about in an African country?.