George and his Mom Converse About Literature

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 George and his Mom Converse About Literature


Amy, George’s Mom and a high school teacher, had this conversation with her son, George, age 4.


Amy: Let’s play Fiction or Non-Fiction. I’ll tell you the name of a story, and, if it’s a real story, you say non-fiction. If it’s made-up, you say fiction.


George: OK, Mom.


Amy: What if I’d say, “Star Wars.” Fiction or non-fiction?


George: Fiction.


Amy: Right! You do one.


George: The city of Appleton is full of jeeps.


Amy: Fiction. 


George: (Thumbs up).


Amy: What about Santa Claus? Fiction or non-fiction?


George: (Thumbs up) Non-fiction.


Amy: How come Santa is non-fiction?


George: Because I saw him in a store.


Amy: So he’s real, because you saw him?


George: (Thumbs still up) Yeaah.

Comments

  1. Amy RamponiFebruary 4, 2021 at 8:17 AM

    Let the record show that GEORGE was the one who came up with the game Fiction/Non-Fiction.

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