Okay Pleasant Hill kids. You’ve heard my rant about how much I disdain the word “nonfiction.” You know my feelings about calling a word something that it is not. Don’t make me use the boy/girl example again because it won’t be pretty. So, here’s your big chance to come up with a better term than nonf…
Post your ideas right here and the judge (me!) will select a winner next Friday, May 20th. If two people enter the same word, the first one posted will be considered.
Go ahead and stick out your neck. Who knows, you might just win the chicken!
Okay folks, this has not been an easy task. There were many good choices, and I could easily have selected several as the best. ut I had to choose one, and that one is Factical. I like it because it is fairly short, has the word fact in it, and reminds me of the word practical, which is what this kind of writing often is. So, the chicken goes to Hailey L. of Room 19. Congratulations, Hailey, for sticking out your neck and coming up with a winner.
While I liked all the submissions, there are a few others that stand out for me:
Factsinating
Realalism
Factastical
Faction
Thanks to all who entered. I hope you will eliminate the word nonf… and replace it with the much better word, Factical.
Have fun, and keep writing!
Robert
Our ideas for the new and improved nonfiction:
Julia – Biotion
Emma – Realanating
Kaya – Jaw Dropping Facts
Braedon P – Real as real can be
Tyler – Knowledge writing
Rebecca R – Full of Facts!
Daelyn – No flying cows
Anna – Amazingly Realistic
Julie – Not fake / real
Ciara – Real
Eli – Ain’t no unicorns
DEAR MR. YOUNG, THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR SCHOOL (P.S)PLEASE PICK ME)
Surely it’s not fiction – Kalyan
Fiction’s antonym Caleb Shoe.
The truth, the truth, and nothing but the truth – Misty
Factually Great – Tyce
Faction, not fiction – Henry
Characteristically real – Allison W
Fabulous responses! Anyone care to take over as judge? This is going to be REAL, REAL, REAL hard!
Here are some ideas from Room 12:
Realalism – Nikki
Real life – Karissa
Factinating – Shayla
Realism – Austin
Factastical
Robert Style Writing – Adrianne
The truth – Nick
Faction – Caleb S
Realistic Reality – Parker
Really amazingly cool – Paul
Opposite of fiction – Takara
Blugnishary – Raven… or Blugnish
Great job, Room 12! Who did Factastical?
Factastical was created by Claudia. Sorry for the omission.
mater-of-fact
room 14
Joseph J
Interesting, Joseph. Thanks for “sticking out your neck!”
Chicken Challenge From Room 15, 6th grade
Besure writing – Chad H
Factual – Seth
Historical – Brennan
Fact based writing – Jaeric
A gateway to a new meaning – Chase O
I’m really enjoying reading these!
Some ideas for new names for nonfiction:
Factical – Hailey L
Science – Delaney
True – Samantha
Realistic – Victoria
Real – Jacob
Truths – D. J.
Entertaining Fiction – Madison
Unreal Ashley
Realwrites – Isaac
Wow, this is going to be hard to find the BEST one!
Suggestions from Room 16, Grade 3, for Chicken Challenge:
Real Fact Writing – Nicole R
Not fake – Omani
No At All Fiction – Emmy D
Real as Real – Arika S
Good job, fearsome foursome!
Room 18 1st Wave
Brandon G true
Merlin B not-untrue
Jonny O truly unforgettable
Dylan H factsinating
Hannah B real
Katia B the truth
Jonah M true story
Justin C it’s true
JoJo J realistic
Hannah W knowledge books
Thanks for your submissions. Your responses have been great!
Hi Mr. Young,
We were just talking about the chicken challenge and the writing festival. Many of us have an idea so watch here for those ideas. You inspired us to write, it was fun to have you visit, and it was cool to have a writer come into our school (even though we are all writers, ourselves) :).
We wonder who will win the chicken challenge. Maybe we will get to publish a book just like you.
Sincerely, your friends in Room 18
It was great working with you! Looking forward to your submissions.
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