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Title: Literature Focus Units


1
Literature Focus Units
  • Which books?
  • What components?
  • What kinds?

2
Choosing Literature
  • Pick the best of the best
  • Ten story genres to choose from
  • Stories vs. informational vs. poetry
  • Think multi-cultural

3
Story Genres
4
Poetry Vs. Prose
  • Poetry books
  • Black is Brown is Tan
  • You Read to Me, Ill Read to You
  • Joyful Noise Poems for Two Voices
  • Who Shrank My Grandmothers House?
  • Where the Sidewalk Ends

5
Traditional Fantasy
  • Folktales
  • Fairy tales
  • Tall tales
  • Fables
  • Myths
  • Epics, Ballads, Legends
  • Examples
  • The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
  • The Stonecutter A Japanese Folk Tale
  • Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears
  • Swamp Angel
  • Little Red Riding Hood
  • American Tall Tales

6
Modern Fantasy
  • Categories
  • Magic Special Characters
  • Other Worlds Fantastic Objects
  • Good vs. Evil
  • Heroism
  • Examples
  • The Book of Three
  • Tuck Everlasting
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
  • Z for Zachariah
  • Charlottes Web

7
Contemporary-Realistic
  • Categories
  • Becoming ones own person
  • Coping with problems of the human condition
  • Living in a diverse world
  • Examples
  • Lottery Rose
  • Hatchet
  • Where the Red Fern Grows
  • Maniac Magee

8
Historical Fiction
  • What makes good historical fiction?
  • History should not be sugar-coated
  • Historical accuracy is required
  • The story must make the historical time period
    come alive
  • The story usually reveals history through the
    eyes of the young protagonist
  • The writing style should avoid giving too much
    attention to historical detail

9
Historical Fiction (cont.)
  • Examples
  • The Fighting Ground
  • The Witch of Blackbird Pond
  • Night Journeys
  • Stone Fox
  • Across Five Aprils
  • Snow Treasure
  • Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
  • Pink and Say

10
Biography
  • Types
  • Picture
  • Simplified
  • Complete
  • Partial
  • Examples
  • Lincoln A Photobiography
  • Woodsong
  • Ty Cobb Bad Boy of Baseball
  • Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt

11
Informational Books
  • What makes a good informational book?
  • Attractive Format Design
  • Colors
  • Eye-catching covers
  • Compelling Details
  • Quotations
  • Anecdotes
  • Little-known facts
  • Fascinating Comparisons
  • Unusual Subject or Viewpoints
  • Personalized Content
  • Accuracy

12
Informational Books (cont.)
  • Types
  • Focused, one subject
  • Activity
  • Concept
  • Journals/Interviews
  • Photo Essays
  • Pop-ups
  • Reference
  • Series
  • Social histories
  • Survey

13
Informational Books (cont.)
  • Examples
  • Blood and Guts
  • Kids at Work
  • Children of the Dustbowl
  • Mummies Made in Egypt
  • Amazing Mammals
  • How Much is a Million
  • The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone
  • Stephen Biestys Cross Sections Man of War

14
Developing a Literature Focus Unit
  • Step One Select the literature
  • Step Two Set goals
  • Step Three Develop a plan
  • Step Four Coordinate grouping patterns with
    activities
  • Step Five Create a time schedule
  • Step Six Manage record keeping

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Focus of the Unit
  • Picture books
  • Chapter books
  • Genre of writing
  • Author or illustrator
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