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You have 2 weeks to complete this wiki assignment. Part 1 ~ due Oct. 7 We learned about the different genres of fiction and nonfiction during Readers' Workshop. For the first part of this wiki assignment, you will create 2 book titles. With the book titles, you will create a brief description of the book. You will post the book titles and summaries below. To type in the Discussion Tab of the page, you need to make sure that you are signed into your wiki account. Then, you will click on Add to Discussion at the bottom of the page. Don't forget to include your name in the title of your post.



Here is an example: 1. Book: Meteorite Mayhem Summary: The year is 9999 and the world is full of flying cars, helpful robots, and teleporting systems. Life is easy for the people of Nagem. That is until a colossal meteorite blasted into the planet. Now the cars aren't flying, the robots stopped functioning, and the teleport systems are broken. The people of Nagem are running out of food. Can Nora and her gang get everything working again before it's too late?

2. Book: The Case of the Movie Theater Bandit Summary: Kid detective Lizzie Madson can solve any mystery that arises in the town of Rockwell. However, this case is turning out to be a tough one. After every movie at the Rockwell Movie Theater people are complaining that the money in their purses and wallets have gone missing. There are no leads. Will Lizzie be able to solve the case for the people of Rockwell?

Week 2: Part 2 due October 16 You need to read at least one of your classmate's book titles and summaries and determine their genres. Reply to your partner by telling him or her the genre of each of the books and how you know.

Here is a reminder of the different genres.

Genres of Fiction

Realistic Fiction - It is possible for everything in the book to happen in real life.

Fantasy - The book includes something that couldn't happen in real life. Ex. magic, talking animals

Science Fiction - Special type of fantasy that includes science or technology Ex. robots, futuristic, time travel

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Historical Fiction - The book includes historical events. The characters are made up, but the history in it is real.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Traditional Literature - Stories passed down orally from thousands of years Ex. tall tales, fairy tales, myths, fables, legends

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Genres of Nonfiction

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Informational - Gives facts about a topic

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Biography - Book about a person's life written by someone else

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Autobiography - Book about a person's life written by that person

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Memoir - A special type of autobiography that only talks about a portion of the person's life