Genres
This genre is all about the magic - unicorns, dragons, magic spells......
Fantasy
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
A way to organize non-fiction books
What is Plagiarism?
When you take someone's ideas or words and claim them as your own.
Greg writes in his diary about his daily life and his relationships with his best friend Rowley and brothers Rodrick and Manny.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
What is Ms. D's favorite color?
Pink
This genre features an unexplained death, mysterious event or crime to solve.
Mystery
Who invented the Dewey Decimal System?
Melvil Dewey/Mr. Dewey
This is what you call your list of sources at the end of your paper.
Works Cited or Bibliography
Raina is just trying to enjoy being a sixth grader when an accident severely injures her two front teeth.
Smile
What year was the Nintendo Switch released?
2017
This genre includes stories that could happen, but did not happen. Characters, places, events, families and clothing all reflect our own lives.
Realistic Fiction
Name a type of book that you might find in the 700's?
Possible answers: sports, music, arts and crafts
What is paraphrasing?
Writing information in your own words
A boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
If Mr. Brown lives in the brown house, Ms. Blue lives in the blue house, and Ms. Yellow lives in the yellow house, who lives in the White House?
The President/Joe Biden
This genre takes place in the past, and may include war, discrimination or other real events, but the characters may not be real.
Historical Fiction
Where would I find books about ocean animals?
The 500's
What is self-plagiarism?
When you turn in work that you have already submitted before.
A 12-year-old boy who learns that his true father is Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. He sets out to become a hero by undertaking a quest across the United States to find the entrance to the Underworld and stop a war between the gods.
The Lightning Thief
Michael's mom has three children. April, May and...
Michael
The genre could take place in the future and may include aliens, futuristic inventions.
Where would I find a poetry book and a cookbook?
The 800's and the 600's
What can happen if you are caught plagiarizing?
Fail a class, suspended or expelled from college, taken to court and sued.
This book series centers around a group of animals who attempt to perform good deeds to change society's perception of them as criminals.
The Bad Guys
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them