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Review
Nonfiction
•
Who came up
with a plan on
how to divide
the books into
groups?
•
Why did he do
this?
DEWEY DECIMAL
SYSTEM
Mr. Dewey used the
Dewey Decimal
System to help him
classify the books in
the nonfiction
What are the
2 main types
of literature?
NONFICTION
FICTION
FICTION
If nonfiction books are factual,
what are fiction books?
FICTION
Within the fiction
section there are
lots of books that
we can group
together because
they have
something in
common.
NONFICTION
Within the
NONFICTION
FICTION
These groups have a name.
It starts
with
G.
GENRE
According the Children’s
Dictionary, genre means…
a type of literature/book
that is written in a certain
special way
FICTION?
What are
some
genres in
Fiction Genres
my
ste
ry
biographies
fant
asy
poetry
fables
historical fic
tion
sci
en
ce
fict
ion
Fairy tales
This year we’ll find out
about different genres
hope that you read
books from from
various genres.
you’ll probably
like science
fiction.
If you like
FANTASY
Fantasy
Fantasy is fiction that has
elements that are not
real. Sometimes this
includes talking animals
or characters with
magical powers. There’s
usually a conflict between
FANTASY
•
Talking animals
•
Magical powers
•
Time travel
•
Imaginary
beings from
other planets
This toad has an attitude!
1
2
3
4
Harry Potter books by
Many fantasy
books are
very long.
Have you
ever read an
entire Harry
Potter book?
We will see the kind of
struggle that happens
in the fantasy story of
Peter Pan.
•
A fantasy book is not true;
therefore it is ___________.
What’s the
advantage
to a book
having so
many
pages?
Lord of the Rings
This is video a teacher who is
teaching his students about the genre
of fantasy. He tells you the fantasy
story of Peter Pan. He wants students
to his out a Peter Pan fantasy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1sjC_LUAci8
Peter Pan the Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=98sqLLxfXW8
Some authors write both science
fiction AND fantasy books.
EasyBib
More Fantasy
Books!
•
Winnie the Pooh
•
Alice in Wonderland
•
Bunnicula
•
The Giver
•
Wrinkle in Time
FANTASY: Time travel - talking
animals - imaginary beings -
THE MONSTER’S RING
(fantasy)
•
In the Monster
’
s
Ring, Russell goes
into a magic shop
and ends up buying
a
“
monster
’
s ring.
”
•
He doesn
’
t really
believe it
’
s magic,
but when he puts it
on his finger, twists
it once, then says
the magic words, he
turns into a
THE MONSTER’S RING
(fantasy)
•
What
’
s going
to happen
when he twists
the ring two
•
Can you
imagine being
shipwrecked
and waking up
in a land of
•
Lilliputians were
only about 6”
tall!
Gulliver in Lilliput / retold by Margaret
Hodges from Gulliver's Travels by
Jonathan Swift
•
While there, Gulliver got caught up
in a war between 2 nations.
•
The war started because the 2
JON SCIESZKA
•
You might know
Jon Scieszka as
the author of The
True Story of the
Three Little Pigs.
•
But have you
read the
The Not-So-Jolly Roger
•
Through
magic, 3 boys
end up in a
The Not-So-Jolly Roger
•
The pirate
Blackbeard comes
to the desert to
bury his treasure.
He sees the boys
and captures them!
He takes them to
The Not-So-Jolly Roger
SCIENCE + FICTION =
Bruce
Coville
born in Syracuse, New York, on May 16, 1950
•
Duffy’s Jacket Just Words
•
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=suGXeFhl2Wo
•
Book Report My Teacher Is An Alien
•
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnMzR--2zjE
•
Story Break Fantasy
He writes lots of
different series such as:
•
Sixth Grade Alien
Series
•
Space Brat Series
•
Rod Albright Alien
Adventures
•
Bruce Coville's
Books of...
•
My Teacher Is an
ALIENS STOLE MY
BODY
•
Can you imagine
what you would
be like if your
brain was empty?!
That
’
s what
happens to Rod.
He has to figure
out a way to get
his mind and his
body back
Most science fiction books have
characters with strange names.
Try reading some of the names in
this book:
•
Selima Khan
•
Snout
•
Elspeth
•
Madam Pong
•
Grakker
What will you
do if you can
’
t
What does the word SETTING
mean?
•
The
setting
of science
fiction books can be -
•
in the future
•
in space
•
in a different world
•
in a different
universe.
•
This book takes place
on the planet
Science fiction
books are based
on science
theories that
K. A. Applegate:
Animorph series
•
There are 54 books in the ANIMORPH series.
•
The kids in these books can “morph” into an
animal!
Animorph series
What makes
these books
Franny K. Stein
Mad Scientist
•
Kissypie! What
kind of middle
name is that?!
•
How can a
name like that
turn this book
into a science
fiction book?
Franny K. Stein
Mad Scientist
•
Franny invents
a
time-warp
machine
.
•
She goes
back
in time
to when
she’s a baby.
Tell us about these
books. Are they
Name:_________________________
____________
Find the words below in the grid to
the left.
armor
arrow
bow
castle
dragon
dungeon
dwarf
elf
enchanted
evil
fairy
fairytale
frog
giant
goblin
kiss
knight
magic
mermaid
ogre
pirate
princess
shield
spell
sword
troll
unicorn
witch
wizard
What is a
mystery book?
•
Let’s see if you’re right.
Genre:
Mysteries
•
CHARACTERS SEEM SO
REAL
•
MAIN CHARACTER COULD
BE A DETECTIVE OR A SPY
•
MAIN CHARACTER LOOKS
DAVID ADLER writes
mysteries.
DON’T
THINK,
JUST
WRITE!
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of Flight 54 Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery Cam Jansen and the Barking Treasure Mystery Cam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops Mystery Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper
Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Chocolate Fudge Sale
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Carnival Prize
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monster Movie
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold Coins Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
Young Cam Jansen and the Double Beach Mystery
Cam Jansen and the Birthday Mystery
Cam Jansen #8 Mystery of the Monster Movie Cam Jansen & the Tennis Trophy Mystery Cam Jansen & Mystery of Stolen Diamonds
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O. Cam Jansen Double Mystery #1
Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Monkey House
Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery Cam Jansen and the School Play Mystery Young Cam Jansen and the Lost Tooth Bones and the Dinosaur Mystery
Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House
Cam Jansen Triceratops Pops Mystery
Young Cam Jansen & the Substitute Mystery Cam Jansen #12 Mystery of Flight 54
Cam Jansen #11 Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper
Young Cam Jansen & the Spotted Cat Mystery Bones and the Big Yellow Mystery
Young Cam Jansen and the Substitute Mystery
Cam Jansen 14 Chocolate Fudge Mystery Cam Jansen & the Ghostly Mystery
Cam Jansen & the Birthday Mystery Cam Jansen & the Catnapping Mystery Cam Jansen & the School Play Mystery Cam Jansen & First Day of School Mystery Cam Jansen & the Barking Treasure Mystery Cam Jansen & the Scary Snake Mystery Cam Jansen & the Mystery of the UFO
Cam Jansen & Mystery of the Dinosaur Bon
CAM JANSEN AND THE BARKING
TREASURE MYSTERY by David Adler
•
Little Treasure is
stolen! (Little
Treasure is a
poodle.)
CLUE
“Clue:
Something that serves to
guide or direct in the solution of
a problem or mystery.”
HOUSE OF DIES DREAR
by Virginia Hamilton
HOUSE OF DIES DREAR
by Virginia Hamilton
But what’s happening? Is
MOTIVE
“Motive: an idea, need,
desire, or impulse that
causes a person to act in a
particular way or do a
particular thing; reason.
His motive for robbing the
bank was not clear.”
SUSPECTS
“Suspect: one who is suspected of
doing something wrong or of a
crime.
She is a suspect in the robbery.”
THE CASE OF THE BARFY BIRTHDAY
by Michele Torrey
•
There are 4
mysteries in this
book.
THE CASE OF THE BARFY BIRTHDAY
by Michele Torrey
•
In one story, so
many people at the
birthday party seem
to be getting sick!
•
Drake and Nell
make a deduction
using what they
know about
DEDUCTION
“Deduction: the process of finding
an answer by using what is
already known to be true.
If you see footprints in the snow,
and you know that the snow
started falling after dark,
deduction will tell you that
somebody was here last night.”
DEAD LETTER
by Betsy Byars
•
Herculeah Jones buys
a coat at a 2nd hand
store. Inside the lining,
she finds a letter
written by a woman
who is dead. In the
letter, the woman says
that she thinks
DEAD LETTER
by Betsy Byars
•
What kind of
evidence
will
Herculeah find to
prove that the woman
really was murdered?
•
Worse yet, will
EVIDENCE
“Evidence: something that
gives proof or a reason to
believe.
Scientists have not yet found
evidence of life on Mars.”
RUDE ROWDY RUMORS
•
Brian feels awful!
Someone on his
soccer team is
spreading awful
rumors about him!
•
He needs a
witness
to help him solve
the mystery.
WITNESS
“Witness: to watch or be
present at.
He witnessed the
accident.”
Let’s check your memory!
•
Clue
•
Motive
•
Suspects
•
Deduction
•
Evidence
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2 entries found for
folktale
.
“Folktale
or
folk tale
n. A story or legend forming
part of an oral tradition.
Folktale
n : a tale circulated by word of
mouth among the common folk”
In folktales,
•
animals
that talk
•
monsters
•
tricks
Folktales were told all
over the world.
•
Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm
were born in the late 1700
’
s
in Germany. When they
grew up, they traveled a lot.
Wherever they traveled,
they listened to people tell
stories. They published
many of these stories.
Today they are very famous
and are known as the
They published these
stories.
•
Cinderella
•
Sleeping Beauty
•
Snow White
•
Little Red Riding
Hood
•
Rapunzel
•
Rumpelstiltskin
•
Hansel and Gretel
The Bearskinner : a story by
the brothers Grimm; with
pictures by Felix Hoffmann
•
Today we’re taught
not to talk to
strangers. But this
story took place a
long time ago so
the soldier in this
story not only met,
but also made a
The Bearskinner : a story by
the brothers Grimm; with
pictures by Felix Hoffmann
•
The 2 agreed that if
the soldier could go
7 years without
shaving, washing,
combing his hair,
cutting his nails, or
praying, then he
The Bearskinner
•
He didn
’
t look too
bad at first, so a
woman he met fell
in love with him.
She agreed to wait
for him for 7 years.
•
What do you think
happens when she
sees him after 7
another Grimm story
•
Know where the
devil lives?
Remember, folktales were told
all over the world.
•
Many of the Grimm tales we
know are also found in
Remember, folktales were told
all over the world.
•
In this book, Judy
Sierra collected 15
stories from all
around the world.
You have to read
each one and
Virginia Haviland
•
Virginia Haviland
was like the
Grimm Brothers.
In that she
collected stories
from all over the
world.
Favorite
Fairy Tales
is a
series of stories
told in 16
FAVORITE FAIRY
TALES TOLD IN INDIA
•
“Slip Slop Gobble” is
a story in this book.
•
Parrot is greedy and
mean while Cat is
really nice. Nice
doesn’t cut it though
when Parrot is
Did you notice
that series said
“Favorite
FAIRY
TALES
,” not
FOLK TALES
•
tales of talking animals
•
tales that tell why
(Pourquoi tales)
•
tales of magic (fairy tales)
•
cumulative tales
•
tales of exaggeration
(legends,
tall tales)
•
CINDERELLA is a fairy
Wanda Gag's The Six Swans
•
ONE day a king solved a problem by
making a deal with an old woman. As a
result, he had to marry the woman’s
Wanda Gag's The Six Swans
•
Because the king had bad vibes about
his new wife, he worried that his 6
sons and a daughter from a previous
marriage might not be safe. He didn’t
even want his new wife to know they
existed. So he hid them in a castle
deep in the woods. His new wife was
smart though. She paid the king’s
Wanda Gag's The Six Swans
•
She came up with a plan. She sewed
some white shirts and then sewed a
spell in each one. Then she set off for
the castle. The boys thought their
father was coming so they ran outside.
She threw a shirt over each one of
Wanda Gag's The Six Swans
•
It
’
s a good thing the daughter
didn
’
t run outside. She
’
s the only
one who didn
’
t turn into a swan.
Wanda Gag's The Six Swans
•
Eventually she found them and
discovered that if she wanted to break
the spell, she had to sew 6 shirts made
out of star flowers and couldn
’
t laugh or
speak for 6 years. She was determined to
do this. It was a little hard though when a
king decided to marry her. For 6 years of
marriage she never laughed or talked.
Wanda Gag's The Six Swans
The king finally decided that she must
be killing her babies and decided she
should die. On the final day of the 6
years, she was about to be burned to
Wanda Gag's The Six Swans
•
She quickly threw the six shirts
over them. The magic spell was
off! There was only one problem
–
Wanda Gag's The Six Swans
•
The king found out his mother
had lied. I don
’
t know what
happened to his mother, but
Compare parts of the
story, THE SIX
Rafe Martin
•
Rafe Martin read
The Six Swans.
When he finished,
he had a lot of
Rafe Martin
•
“
What happens to
that boy?
”
•
“
What kind of
young man will he
become?
”
•
“
How will he find
his place on this
earth and be
happy, when all
who see him think
him a cripple or
worse, a freak?
”
BIRDWING
•
So Rafe Martin
wrote BIRDWING.
This story begins 6
years later and is
mostly about the
youngest boy,
BIRDWING
BIRDWING
•
If he stays, he
might have to get a
mechanical arm.
Plus his father
might make him
marry another
BIRDWING
•
While he’s gone, he
experiences
violence, danger,
struggles and love.
He even sees his
stepmother, the
one who turned him
into a swan to
Folktales by Rafe Martin
A man tells his 2 sons
it is time to prove
themselves. One
leaves and spends lots
of money. The other
leaves and saves a
baby bird. He ends up
understanding the
language of birds.
Then - danger comes!
Folktales by Rafe Martin
In THE SHARK
GOD, 2 children are
condemned to
death. Their
parents hope the
ferocious shark god
will help save them.
FABLES
FABLE:
“1 a short tale that teaches a lesson.
The characters in fables are often
animals who speak and act like
people.
"The Fox and the Grapes" is a
well-known fable by Aesop.
2 a false story; lie.
He told us a fable about his father
being a jet pilot.”
CHARACTERS
•
Characters don’t
usually have names
like we do. They go
by the type of
animal.
•
They talk and act like
people.
ANT
The characters don’t
change much.
•
Foxes are always
clever.
•
Mice are always
small and weak.
•
But the main
WHAT IS THE
MORAL OF A
MORAL:
“1 the lesson about right
and wrong learned from
a story or event.”
What do these morals
mean?
•
Never trust a flatterer.
•
It is easy to scorn what you cannot
get.
•
One cannot get through life without a
little work.
•
Let your actions speak for themselves.
•
Too much greed will not bring success.
AESOP
•
The man who wrote
most of the fables we
know is named Aesop.
•
He lived as a slave in
Greece in the 6th
century.
•
The fable in this
book that you
might like the
best has this
moral:
•
He who smelt
Information from:
Pictures from:
http://www.altavista.com
http://www.metacrawler.com
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac clipart
http://www.youseemore.com/SCSD
www.btsb.com
www.google.com
http://www.stfx.ca/people/edemont/Courses/
301/Laboratories/scaling.html
Additional website to
use with students
For fairy tale genre:
http://
Bonnie French
Tina Laramie
Michele Romeo
Library Media Specialists
Syracuse City School District
Notes to LMS’s:
1. This ppt is not meant to be shown all at
once. Instead, use it as part of a booktalk.
Introduce a genre, then talk about
additional books found in your library.
2. This ppt is not completed; rather it is a
work in progress.
