Notes to LMSs: 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

Review What are nonfiction books? Whats your favorite nonfiction book?

Nonfiction Who came up with a plan on how to divide the books into groups? Why did he do this? born in 1851

What do we call his plan? THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM

DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM How many main groups did he divide the books into? What are they?

Mr. Dewey used the Dewey Decimal System to help him classify the books in the nonfiction section.

FICTION If nonfiction books are factual, what are fiction books? Whats your favorite fiction book?

NONFICTION FICTION There are 2 main types of literature:

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 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 fiction Fairy tales Realistic fiction myths horror romance adventure stories Picture books

This year well find out what makes some genres special and read some books from various genres.

SCIENCE + FICTION = WHAT GENRE?

SCIENCE + FICTION = SCIENCE FICTION

What famous science fiction writer was born in Syracuse, N.Y.?

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 will you do if you cant pronounce a word?

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.

Science fiction books are based on science theories that could be partly true. Why?

K. A. Applegate: Animorph series There are 54 books in the ANIMORPH series. The kids in these books can morph into an animal! How? They touch something thats alive and aborb DNA into their own bodies. That gives them the power to morph.

Animorph series What makes these books science fiction?

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? THE FRAN THAT TIME FORGOT

Franny K. Stein Mad Scientist Franny invents a time-warp machine. She goes back in time to when shes a baby. THE FRAN THAT TIME FORGOT

Tell us about these books. Are they science fiction?

youll probably like If you like science fiction, FANTASY

Some authors write both science fiction AND fantasy books. Who am I?

THE MONSTERS 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 MONSTERS 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 Monsters 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?

Whats the advantage to a book having so many pages?

What do you see in this picture?

Can you imagine being shipwrecked and waking up in a land of Lilliputians?

Lilliputians were only about 6 tall! Gulliver in Lilliput / retold by Margaret Hodges from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift The country was ruled by horses!!

While there, Gulliver got caught up in a war between 2 nations. The war started because the 2 nations couldnt agree over which end of a boiled egg one should open.

What would you do if you were Gulliver?

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? Lets see if youre 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. DONT THINK, JUST WRITE! These words are on a sign in David Adlers office. What does this sign mean?

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 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.

HOUSE OF DIES DREAR by 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 DREAR by Virginia Hamilton But whats 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.

SUSPECTS Suspect: one who is suspected of doing something wrong or of a crime. She is a suspect in the robbery. l-dictionary.asp

THE CASE OF THE BARFY BIRTHDAY by Michele Torrey There are 4 mysteries in this book. In each one, Drake and Nell use deductive reasoning to solve the cases.

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 bacteria.

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 someone is trying to kill her! She even says she s being held prisoner!

DEAD LETTER by 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.

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. by Elizabeth Levy

WITNESS Witness: to watch or be present at. He witnessed the accident. dictionary.asp

Lets check your memory! Clue Motive Suspects Deduction Evidence Witness

FOLK TALES FAIRY TALES FABLES WHERE CAN YOU FIND THESE IN OUR LIBRARY? 398.2

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 Can you explain this?

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 : a story by the brothers Grimm; with pictures by Felix Hoffmann Today were 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 deal with a stranger.

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 would become very rich.

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?

another Grimm story Know where the devil lives? The hero in this story has to go there to get 3 hairs from the devils head!

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.

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 match them with a familiar story such as The Frog Prince or Rumpelstiltskin.

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 doesnt 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.

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 womans daughter who was very wicked indeed.

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 didnt 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 kings servants to tell her where he went everyday.

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 them and watched as they turned into swans.

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. She ran into the forest to find her brothers.

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. She had 3 kids, but her mother-in-law took them away from her and hid them. She had a very difficult life.

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 death. Just as someone was lighting the fire, she looked up and saw 6 swans.

Wanda Gag's The Six Swans She quickly threw the six shirts over them. The magic spell was off! There was only one problem – the youngest brother still had 1 swan wing.

Wanda Gag's The Six Swans The king found out his mother had lied. I don t know what happened to his mother, but everyone else lived happily ever after.

Compare parts of the story, THE SIX SWANS, to other fairy tales.

Rafe Martin Rafe Martin read The Six Swans. When he finished, he had a lot of questions that he wanted answered. He wondered what happened to the boy who still had one wing.

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, Prince Ardwin.

BIRDWING Prince Ardwin cant figure out whether he wants to stay with his family or return to the sky.

BIRDWING If he stays, he might have to get a mechanical arm. Plus his father might make him marry another kings daughter. So he leaves.

BIRDWING While hes gone, he experiences violence, danger, struggles and love. He even sees his stepmother, the one who turned him into a swan to begin with!

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)

FABLES 398.2

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. ffl-dictionary.asp

CHARACTERS Characters dont usually have names like we do. They go by the type of animal. They talk and act like people. ANT GRASSHOPPER

The characters dont 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.

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 dont 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!

REALISTIC FICTION

to be continued

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Additional website to use with students For fairy tale genre: es.com/en/main

Bonnie French Tina Laramie Michele Romeo Library Media Specialists Syracuse City School District Syracuse, New York