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Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids

Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids

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Realistic fiction is a genre consisting of stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting. These stories resemble real life, and fictional characters within these stories react similarly to real people. This series provides students with tips for creating stories in this genre with plots that highlight social or personal events or issues that mirror contemporary life.

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Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids
Episode 1
1 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
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Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids
Episode 2
2 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
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Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids
Episode 3
2 minutes
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Pink background with title text that reads, "Episode 4: Writing a Draft" over a graphic of a woman with a ponytail and a graphic of a yellow pencil writing on a page that reads, "Mary and Sam went outside in the snow."
Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids
Episode 4
2 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
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Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids
Episode 5
1 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Pink background with title text that reads, "Episode 6: Revising" over a graphic of a woman with a ponytail and a graphic of a yellow pencil writing on a page that reads, ""Oh no!' Mary said." The word "said" is crossed out and replaced with "cried."
Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids
Episode 6
3 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
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