Warm Up

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Warm Up

• Read each passage of text.
• 2. After reading, together as a group you all
  will discuss what genre and sub-genre the passage
  is. Once you have agreed, the recorder will
  write the answer on the dry erase.
• 3. Explain how you know your answer. What clues
  in the passage made you decide the genre and
  sub-genre?

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• Hansel and Gretel Retold by Kristy Kruse
• The story of a young girl and boy who get lost
  in the woods and stumble upon a gingerbread
  house. They eat a bunch of it, until they find
  out its a magical witchs house. She enslaves
  them, cages them, and feeds them candy to fatten
  them up as she intends to eat them. Will they
  kick her into the oven and escape?

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fiction, traditional

• Retold by

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Buying the Farm by Nick Stilling Ever since
losing his father in a tragic accident on the
farm, talented musician Jason Freeborn hasnt
been the same. His grades have been slipping, he
stopped going to music lessons, and he cant seem
to relate with his friends anymore. To make
matters worse, the bank is trying to take his
familys farm. Will Jason be able to raise the
money?
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Fiction, realistic fiction

• The character and his problem seem as though it
  could happen in real life.

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• The Journey of America By Mortini Publishing
• This textbook contains brief overviews of major
  events in American history. Learn about the
  colonization of Jamestown, George Washington, the
  Civil War, and more.

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Non-fiction, informational

• It is a textbook which contains facts

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• My Neighbor Ben Franklin by Paul Phillips
• It is the fictional story of a young boy who
  lives with his family next door to one of
  Americas founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin.
  This young boy finds Franklin conducting some
  kooky experiments, overhears some of Franklins
  secret meetings, and has the opportunity to help
  in a big way.

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Fiction, historical fiction

• The fictional storys character is Ben Franklin
  which although is real person is set in a time
  period of long ago.

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2

• The Air Locked Heart by Chris Pearl
• Zip Masters is the best space pilot east of the
  Delta Nebula located in the galaxy, but hes
  never been tested like this after accepting a
  job to deliver a mysterious package to Crystal
  Planet, Zip accidently discovers that the
  mysterious package is actually the Princess of
  Soupcania. Zip has to decide whether to complete
  the mission or save the princess, and either way
  hes going to make enemies.

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Fiction, science fiction

• Delta Nebula located in the galaxy

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The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy by
James Cross Giblin

• Joseph McCarthy was a senator during the cold war
  who accused many people of being communists.
  Many actors and directors were banned from
  working on movies because of McCarthys
  accusations. James Cross Giblin tells the true
  story of Joe McCarthys life, his rise to power
  and his down fall.

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Non-fiction, biography

• James Cross Giblin tells the true story of Joe
  McCarthys life

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• The Fox and the Cat Retold by Gary Bleu
• A Fox is bragging to a Cat about the many ways
  he can escape from danger, while the simple Cat
  only has one way running up a tree. Suddenly,
  they hear the sound of the Hunters and their Dogs
  approaching. The Cat runs up a tree while the
  Fox debates about which of his many tricks he
  should perform, going back and forth, right until
  the Dogs arrive

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Fiction, traditional

• Retold by (fable)