Genre Review

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Genre Review

• Milton M. Somers Middle School
• November 13, 2006
• Created by Miss Van Gelder

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Mystery

• Crime and murder are often a part of my plot.
• I will keep you guessing with false clues.
• Often times a detective is one of the main
  characters.

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Historical Fiction

• I am a story created around actual people and
  events from the past.
• I can help you understand and learn more about
  what life was like in a different time period.

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Science Fiction/Fantasy

• I may take place in the future, in another world,
  or on another planet.
• I may have dragons or mythical beasts.
• I may include very advanced technology or
  scientific ideas.

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Realistic Fiction

• My characters are believable. They seem like
  people you could actually meet.
• The events in my plot are sometimes very
  dramatic.
• My characters often have to make tough decisions
  or face difficult situations.

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Black-eyed Susan Award

• I am the readers choice award for the state of
  Maryland.
• If you read 3 in a category, you can vote for
  your favorite in April.
• This years nominees are located in the glass
  case as you enter the media center.

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Nonfiction

• I contain the facts.
• I generally have a table of contents and/or an
  index to help you locate information.
• My authors tend to use lots of text features like
  pictures, bold print, and headings.
• On the shelf, I am arranged in Dewey Decimal
  order.
• The AR version of me is located on the wall by
  the library office. The non-AR versions of me are
  located on the opposite side of the library.

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Biography

• I tell the true life story of a person.
• My call number is 92 plus the first three letters
  of the last name of the person I am about.
• The AR version of me is located on the short
  shelf on the side of the library office.
• The non-AR version of me is located in the left
  back corner of the library.

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Award winners and honor books

• I usually have a medallion on me.
• Newbery
• Coretta Scott King
• Pura Belpre
• Scott ODell
• Printz
• Siebert