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Identifying Fantasy and Realism Worksheet

Students decide whether short events could happen in real life, coloring realistic situations blue and fantasy situations red.
Grades
Grades 3–6, Elementary, Middle School
Pages
1
File type
PDF
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Updated Jul 25, 2021

Subject
ELA, Reading, Literature
Topic
Fantasy and Realism, Genres
Resource types
Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation
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From the author

This worksheet is a great way for students to learn about the genres of fantasy and realism. By coloring events, they can easily differentiate between the two. This is a fun and easy way for students to learn more about literature.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish plausible events from impossible or imaginary events

  • Explain why an event belongs to realism or fantasy

Teaching tips

  • Ask learners to justify one item from each color group with a real-world rule or observation.

Skills covered

  • Genre reasoning — Separate realistic and fantastic events

  • Evidence-based classification — Use possibility to defend a category

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How do students mark the two categories?

The directions use blue for realistic events and red for fantasy events. Definitions of both categories appear above the statements.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Fantasy events

  • Realistic events

  • Possibility

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