2. GENRES

3. NONFICTION FICTION There are 2 main types of literature:

4. FICTION Within the fiction section there are lots of books that we can group together because they have something in common.

5. NONFICTION Within the nonfiction section there are also lots of books we can group together because they have something in common.

8. NONFICTION FICTION What are some genres in nonfiction?

9. NONFICTION FICTION What are some genres in fiction?

10. 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

11. SCIENCE + FICTION = WHAT GENRE?

12. SCIENCE + FICTION = SCIENCE FICTION

13. Bruce Coville born in Syracuse, New York, on May 16, 1950

20. Tell us about these books. Are they science fiction?

21. you’ll probably like If you like science fiction, FANTASY

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

35. 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?

36. 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.

38. CLUE “ Clue: Something that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem or mystery.” www.dictionary.com

39. 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.

40. HOUSE OF DIES DREAR by Virginia Hamilton But what’s happening? Is someone trying to scare them away? What motive would the person have?

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

46. 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

47. WITNESS “ Witness: to watch or be present at. He witnessed the accident.” http://www.factsforlearning.com/ffl-dictionary.asp

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

57. Did you notice that series said “Favorite FAIRY TALES ,” not FOLK TALES?

61. 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)

62. 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)

63. FABLES 398.2

64. 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

67. WHAT IS THE MORAL OF A FABLE?

68. MORAL: “1 the lesson about right and wrong learned from a story or event.” http://www.factsforlearning.com/ffl-dictionary.asp

71. HAVE YOU READ THESE?

73. REALISTIC FICTION

74. to be continued

75. Information from: Infotrac Jr. Edition. Dictionary: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_ce_syrcl?db=K12J http://www.kidsreads.com/features/010613-applegate.asp http://www.brucecoville.com/ http://www.davidaadler.com/bio.htm http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/mystery_elements.html http://us.penguingroup.com www.dictionary.com http://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

76. 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 http://www.brucecoville.com/ www.elizabethlevy.com

77. Additional website to use with students For fairy tale genre: http://www.classicfairytales.com/en/main

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