Critical evaluation of fiction

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're a detective reading a story. Your job is to find clues and decide if the story is believable or if the author is tricking you.

2. 2

   What's the first thing a detective does when reading a story critically?

3. 3

   Let's read a short bit of a story and see if we can spot a problem.

4. 4

   Read this sentence: 'The sun set at midnight in the middle of summer.' Is this believable? Drag the slider to show how much you trust it.

5. 5

   Which of these is a good question to ask when evaluating a fiction story?

6. 6

   Now let's check a character's actions.

7. 7

   If a story says 'the hero never felt scared, even when facing a dragon', what might be wrong?