Monthly Reading Project
DECEMBER Reading Project-This month we will be reading during class time! We are doing a Caldecott Project. Students will be required to read 10 different Caldecott Medal winners and review them. Since I am borrowing the books from the Forsyth Library, the books may not leave the classroom. There will be a final project. It will be explained in class on Monday and will begin on Tuesday. It is due of course by December 18th.
 
GENRE DEFINITIONS BOOK EXAMPLES

BIOGRAPHY-a story of a real person's life written by another person Abe Lincoln, The Boy Who Loved Books; NBA Superstar Shaquille
O'Neal
FANTASY-a story including elements that are impossible such as
talking animals and magic powers The Chocolate Touch, Leon and the Spitting Image
HISTORICAL FICTION-a fictional story that takes place in a particular time
period in the past. Often the setting is real but the characters are made
up from the author's imagination Ben and Me, How Many Days to America-A Thanksgiving Story
MYSTERY-a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved
until the end of the story A to Z Mysteries, Mystery on the Docks
ADVENTURE-a suspenseful story with interesting settings Anything written by Gary Paulsen
POETRY-verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from
the reader. It often rhymes Where the Sidewalk Ends, Kids Pick the Funniest Poems
REALISTIC FICTION-A story using made up characters but could happen in
real life Ramona the Pest, any Matt Christopher books
SCIENCE FICTION-a type of fantasy that uses science and technology
(robots and machines)usually set in the future My Teacher is an Alien, The Magic School Bus series