The Twenty Book Challenge Failure is not an option.
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You want me to do what? You will be reading twenty books this
year. This includes books that we read together for class. You will
be reading from a variety of genres in order to explore books you
might not ordinarily read and to develop an understanding of
literary elements, text features, and text structures.
Something REALLY Important Any book that you read that is more
than 350 pages long will count as TWO books.
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The Notes: Poetry Anthologies/Novels Shortened form of writing
Contains figurative language similes, metaphors, personification
Authors expression of feelings, opinions May follow a
form/structure but does not have to
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Poetry Anthologies
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The Notes: Realistic Fiction Characters are every day people
doing every day things Setting is a modern-day realistic place Plot
consists of realistic events May highlight social issues
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Realistic Fiction
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The Notes: Historical Fiction Takes place in the past (forty
years before now is considered historical) Plot (storyline)
contains historical events Characters may be historical
figures
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Historical Fiction
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The Notes: Fantasy Contains unrealistic or unworldly elements
Characters may have magical powers in addition to human qualities
Theme is often focused on good versus evil
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Fantasy
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The Notes: Science Fiction Fantasy that involves or is based on
scientific principles Often set in the future
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Science Fiction
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The Notes: Mystery Involves something unknown Centered around
person investigating wrongdoing or obtaining secret
information
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Mystery
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The Notes: Traditional Literature Stories passed down for
generations Original stories usually passed down orally Myths,
legends, folk tales, fairy tales, nursery rhymes Unknown
origin
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Traditional Literature
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The Notes: Informational Provides information on a topic
Nonfiction Organized into sections or categories No characters or
settings
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Informational
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The Notes: Biography/Autobiography/Me moir Biography Story of
someones life written by someone else Autobiography Story of
someones life written by him/herself Memoir a short account of the
authors experiences written by him/herself