Explore the characteristics of realistic fiction by reading and then analyzing the book, Allie’s Basketball Dream by Barbara E. Barber. Using the I do, we do, you do model, learners practice identifying realistic fiction based on how realistic the events in the story are. After working as a class and charting events, learners will work independently to analyze and identify which of two classroom books can be classified as realistic fiction.

Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.3.10 RF.3.4.a RF.3.4.c SL.3.2 L.3.4.a L.3.5.a L.3.5.b L.3.6