It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth. Gao Xingjian

 Devon and I did our genre presentation on Contemporary Realistic Fiction. As we were learning about CRF we found that it generally follows specific criteria to be a CRF book. Here is our PowerPoint presentation we came up with to kind of summarize what we read. Its basically real life situations in fictional settings. Some common .themes are coming of age, family relationships/problems, peer pressure and even cultural tensions. It is something that people can relate to and might be dealing with in their own lives. The characters in these books are humans as well. Some types of books for CRF can be picture books, chapter books, novel in verse, graphic novels, short stories and more. Some books that you can read are here. We also did a readers theater activity with the class that was fun, and also a jeopardy like game on the Smartboard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q0_NomwHlc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid

Here's what our classmates had to say about our presentation:

Hi girls, I loved your presentation!

First plus--> I like that you read the book first to have us realize that acting it out was more fun and meaningful.

Second plus--> Your examples and non examples were excellent. Very comical as well!

Third plus-->Readers theater with props was tons of fun! I really enjoyed the idea

One wish--> Over all you did an amazing job and I learned a great amount. I think it would be beneficial to have more copies for the readers theater but that is all. Thank you for your presentation it was great!

Three Pluses:

1.) Your powerpoint was clear with interesting pictures to help me understand.

2.) The reader's theatre let me act and have fun with the dialogue.

3.) The Smartnotebook quiz was a great way to assess student understanding.

Wish: It would be great if the college had Senteos for us to use with working Smartboard technology :)

3 likes and a wish

1. I like that you gave examples and non-examples in your powerpoint using cows

2. I like that you had us do the readers theater it was interactive and fun.

3. I like the quiz that you had us do at the end to wrap up the information

1 wish

I wish the quiz actually worked :-(




DiCamillo, K. (2000). Because of Winn-Dixie. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press
Kinney, J. (2007). Diary of a wimpy kid: Greg Heffley's journal. New York: Amulet Books.