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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.
3. This is meant for grades 4-5. Feel free to change this ppt in any way to make it more appropriate for your students.
GENRES
NONFICTION
FICTION
There are 2 main types of literature:
FICTIONWithin the fiction section there are lots of books that we can group together because they have something in common.
NONFICTION
Within the nonfiction section there are also lots of books we can group together because they have something in common.
These groups have a name.
GENRE
According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, genre
means…
•“1 a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content 2 kind. sort.”
NONFICTION
FICTION
What are some genres in nonfiction?
NONFICTION
FICTION
What are some genres in fiction?
Did we miss any genres?
mystery
biographies
fantasy
poetry
fables
Historical fiction
Science fictio
n
Fairy tales
Realistic fiction
myths
horror
romance
adventure storie
s
Picture books
SCIENCE + FICTION =
WHAT GENRE?
SCIENCE + FICTION =
SCIENCE FICTION
Bruce
Coville
born in Syracuse, New York, on May 16, 1950
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
Alien Series
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 together again!
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• Ah-Rit
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 Kryndamar.
Franny K. SteinMad Scientist
• Kissypie! What kind of middle name is that?!
• How can a name like that turn this book into a science fiction book?
THE FRAN THAT TIME FORGOT
Franny K. SteinMad Scientist
• Franny invents a time-warp machine.
• She goes back in time to when she’s a baby.
THE FRAN THAT TIME FORGOT
Tell us about these books. Are they science fiction?
you’ll probably like
If you like science fiction,
FANTASY
Some authors write both science fiction AND fantasy
books.
Who am I?
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 monster!
THE MONSTER’S RING
(fantasy)• What’s going
to happen when he twists the ring two times, or even worse, three times?!
What kind of struggle might happen in The
Monster’s Ring?
• A fantasy book is not true; therefore it is ___________.
• The plot will usually involve a big struggle between good and evil.
FANTASY
•Talking animals
•Magical powers
•Time travel
•Imaginary beings from other planets
This toad has an attitude!
Harry Potter books by•Many fantasy books are very long. Have you ever read an entire Harry Potter book?
JON SCIESZKA
• You might know Jon Scieszka as the author of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.
• But have you read the fantasy…
The Not-So-Jolly Roger
•Through magic, 3 boys end up in a coconut tree in a desert.
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 his pirate ship.
The Not-So-Jolly Roger
• This is just one of the Time Warp Trio series.
More Fantasy Books!
• Winnie the Pooh• Alice in Wonderland• Bunnicula• The Giver• Wrinkle in Time
FANTASY: Time travel - talking animals - imaginary beings - magical powers
What is a mystery book?
• Let’s see if you’re right.
Genre:
MYSTERY
Mysteries•CHARACTERS SEEM SO
REAL•MAIN CHARACTER COULD
BE A DETECTIVE OR A SPY•MAIN CHARACTER LOOKS
FOR CLUES TO SOLVE A PROBLEM OR A CRIME
DAVID ADLER writes mysteries.
DON’T THINK, JUST WRITE!
These words are on a sign in David Adler’s office. What does this sign mean?
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of Flight 54Cam Jansen and the Ghostly MysteryCam Jansen and the Scary Snake MysteryCam Jansen and the Barking Treasure MysteryCam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops MysteryYoung Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop MysteryCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television DogCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen DiamondsCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Corn PopperCam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted HouseCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Chocolate Fudge SaleCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Carnival PrizeCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monster MovieCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus ClownCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth BaseballCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold CoinsCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur BonesYoung Cam Jansen and the Double Beach MysteryCam Jansen and the Birthday MysteryCam Jansen #8 Mystery of the Monster MovieCam Jansen & the Tennis Trophy MysteryCam Jansen & Mystery of Stolen Diamonds
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O.Cam Jansen Double Mystery #1Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur GameYoung Cam Jansen and the Missing CookieYoung Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur GameCam Jansen and the Mystery at the Monkey HouseYoung Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate MysteryCam Jansen and the School Play MysteryYoung Cam Jansen and the Lost ToothBones and the Dinosaur MysteryCam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted HouseCam Jansen Triceratops Pops MysteryYoung Cam Jansen & the Substitute MysteryCam Jansen #12 Mystery of Flight 54Cam Jansen #11 Mystery of the Stolen Corn PopperYoung Cam Jansen & the Spotted Cat MysteryBones and the Big Yellow MysteryYoung Cam Jansen and the Substitute MysteryCam Jansen 14 Chocolate Fudge MysteryCam Jansen & the Ghostly MysteryCam Jansen & the Birthday MysteryCam Jansen & the Catnapping MysteryCam Jansen & the School Play MysteryCam Jansen & First Day of School MysteryCam Jansen & the Barking Treasure MysteryCam Jansen & the Scary Snake MysteryCam Jansen & the Mystery of the UFOCam Jansen & Mystery of the Dinosaur Bon
After just writing, he would edit his work several times. Over time, he wrote many, many books.
CAM JANSEN AND THE BARKING TREASURE MYSTERY by David
Adler• Little Treasure is
stolen! (Little Treasure is a poodle.)
• Cam will act like a detective. She will use her memory to find clues to solve the mystery.
CLUE“Clue: Something that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem or mystery.”
www.dictionary.com
HOUSE OF DIES DREARby Virginia Hamilton
A family is excited to move into this big old house because the house used to be part of the underground railroad.
HOUSE OF DIES DREARby Virginia Hamilton
But what’s happening? Is someone trying to scare them away? What motive would the person have?
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.”
http://www.factsforlearning.com/ffl-dictionary.asp
SUSPECTS
“Suspect: one who is suspected of doing something wrong or of a crime.
She is a suspect in the robbery.”
http://www.factsforlearning.com/ffl-dictionary.asp
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.”
http://www.factsforlearning.com/ffl-dictionary.asp
DEAD LETTERby 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 someone is trying to kill her! She even says she’s being held prisoner!
DEAD LETTERby Betsy Byars
• What kind of evidence will Herculeah find to prove that the woman really was murdered?
• Worse yet, will Herculeah herself be murdered?
EVIDENCE“Evidence: something that gives proof or a reason to believe.
Scientists have not yet found evidence of life on Mars.”
http://www.factsforlearning.com/ffl-dictionary.asp
WITNESS
“Witness: to watch or be present at.
He witnessed the accident.”
http://www.factsforlearning.com/ffl-dictionary.asp
Let’s check your memory!
• Clue• Motive• Suspects• Deduction• Evidence• Witness
FOLK
TALE
S FAIRY TALES
FABLESWHERE CAN YOU
FIND THESE IN
OUR LIBRARY?
398.2
In folktales,
•animals that talk
•monsters• tricks•# 3 or 7
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 Brothers Grimm.
They published these stories.
• Cinderella• Sleeping Beauty• Snow White• Little Red Riding
Hood• Rapunzel• Rumpelstiltskin• Hansel and Gretel• The Frog King
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 years?
Remember, folktales were told all over the world.
• Many of the Grimm tales we know are also found in other parts of the world. The characters and setting might be different, but the plot is basically the same.
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 countries.
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 hungry enough to eat everyone he meets!
Did you notice that series said “Favorite FAIRY TALES,” not FOLK TALES?
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)
Fairy tales are tales of magic. They are folk tales.
• CINDERELLA is a fairy tale. It is told in different ways all over the world.
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!
(Russian folktale)
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.
(Hawaiian folktale)
FABLES398.2
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.”
http://www.factsforlearning.com/ffl-dictionary.asp
CHARACTERS
• Characters don’t usually have names like we do. They go by the type of animal.
• They talk and act like people.
ANT
GRASSHOPPER
The characters don’t change much.
• Foxes are always clever.
• Mice are always small and weak.
• But the main character always learns a lesson.
WHAT IS THE MORAL OF A
FABLE?
MORAL:
“1 the lesson about right and wrong learned from a story or event.”
http://www.factsforlearning.com/ffl-dictionary.asp
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
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.
• We don’t know a lot about him, but we do know that his master eventually gave him freedom.
HAVE YOU READ THESE?
• The fable in this book that you might like the best has this moral:
• He who smelt it, dealt it!
REALISTICFICTION
to be continued
Information from:Infotrac Jr. Edition. Dictionary: Merriam-Webster’s
Collegiate Dictionary.http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_ce_syrcl?
db=K12Jhttp://www.kidsreads.com/features/010613-
applegate.asphttp://www.brucecoville.com/
http://www.davidaadler.com/bio.htmhttp://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/
state_library/mystery_elements.htmlhttp://us.penguingroup.com
www.dictionary.comhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/article.html
http://havilands.org/HavilandsCom/Biographies/VirginiaHaviland/biblio.html
http://www.embracingthechild.org/authors2005.html
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/EvalTraditional.htm
Pictures from:http://www.altavista.com
http://www.metacrawler.comMicrosoft Word 2004 for Mac cliparthttp://www.youseemore.com/SCSD
www.btsb.comwww.google.com
http://www.stfx.ca/people/edemont/Courses/301/Laboratories/scaling.htmlhttp://www.brucecoville.com/
www.elizabethlevy.com
Additional website to use with students
For fairy tale genre:
http://www.classicfairytales.com/en/main
Bonnie FrenchTina Laramie
Michele Romeo
Library Media SpecialistsSyracuse City School District
Syracuse, New York
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