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S - How I Will Share This Information with Others (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)

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S - How I Will Share This Information with Others (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)

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I would like to make a list for each category, similar to Dr. Perry, to recommend to students, teachers, and parents. I can also include a link to Dr. Perry's YouTube video on my blog. I think this is such a fascinating genre and that not a lot of people are aware of how many good books are there. I need to make sure they know through lists, book talks, blog posts, and even social media.

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L - What I Still Need to Learn (Sci-Fi/Fantasy(

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L - What I Still Need to Learn (Sci-Fi/Fantasy(

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I am so excited about this genre and all of the books Dr. Perry recommends in her YouTube video! I will definitely be reading the books, exploring the various categories, and also looking into Dr. Perry's guide.

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Stories that violate the physical laws of reality fall into the genre of fantasy fiction. Science fiction is a subgenre of fantasy. All science fiction falls into the fantasy genre, but not all fantasy is science fiction.
Criteria for evaluating Science Fiction and Fantasy for Children:

Characters must behave in believable, consistent ways.

There must still be rules for the fantasy world.

Authors must assist readers in the "willing suspension of disbelief."

The themes should explore universal truths.

Categories of Science Fiction:

Apocalyptic/Post-Apocolyptic

Steampunk/Cyberpunk/Biopunk and others

Dystopia

Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP)

Robots/Androids/Cyborgs/Artificial Intelligence

Space/Aliens/Extra-Terrestrial

Time Travel/Parallel Universes

Virtual Reality/Gaming

Miscellaneous (don't really meet other criteria)

Soft sci-fi vs Hard sci-fi

Sci Fi on The Fly: A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction for Young Adults by Karin Perry

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K - What I Already Know (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)

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K - What I Already Know (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)

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My all-time favorite book, A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeline L'Engle fits in the science fiction genre. Science Fiction and Fantasy books are stories from authors' imaginations that can as far-fetched as you can think or slightly truth-bending. Anything that can not truly happen in real life fits into these categories.

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S - How I Will Share This Information with Others (Realistic Fiction)

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S - How I Will Share This Information with Others (Realistic Fiction)

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I think especially in our current day and time, it is so important to choose and then share good realistic fiction to students. So many kids are struggling with real-world issues and need someone to tell them it's totally normal and acceptable. Realistic fiction can act both like a mirror and also a tool to teach students how to be empathetic towards others different than them. I will consistently seek out current realistic fiction books, share them with students through book talks and read-alouds, and place them in visible spots in the library. I will create annotated bibliographies for teachers and parents to be able to share them with their kids, too.

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L - What I Still Need to Learn (Realistic Fiction)

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L - What I Still Need to Learn (Realistic Fiction)

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I know many adult realistic fiction authors and books, but would like to become more familiar with those aimed at children and young adults.

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Criteria for evaluating realistic fiction:

Is everything consistent with the real world in which contemporary kids live? Consider especially gender and cultural elements (avoids stereotypes).

Does theme emerge naturally (slowly and consistently) from the story? (Good RF should have more than one theme) Does it avoid being preachy and didactic?

How does the topic/subject matter relate to modern readers? RF tackles sensitive topics like death and loss, sexuality and sexual orientation, changing family structure,  etc.

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K - What I Already Know (Realistic Fiction)

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This is one of my favorite genres, even in adult fiction. It tells realistic stories of people in current times that we can relate to. Stories and characters are believable and genuine.

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S - How I Will Share This Information with Others (Poetry)

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S - How I Will Share This Information with Others (Poetry)

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Expose students to at least one poem a day

Book talks on poetry collections

Put books out for children to discover on their own

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I would like to start checking out the recommended author's books from the libraries and become familiar with the poems. I hope to be able to even memorize a few of the short ones to recite to my students. I will also follow the NCTE Awards to discover new authors.

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Poetry is not a genre, but a form literature can take.

Criteria for Poetry for Children (& YA Readers)1. Prefer narrative poetry

2. Dislike free verse and haiku

3. Rhyme & rhythm and sound devices preferred

4. Funny poems, poems about familiar experiences, and books about animals were popular

5. Prefer contemporary poems

6. Lively poems w/ rhythm and meter

7. Emphasize sounds & play on words

8. Visual images and words

9. Simple stories and stirring scenes of action

10. Poems shouldn't be brought down to child's supposed level

11. Allow children to interact with poem
Awards for poems:

NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children

Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

Great authors to choose from:
Lee Bennett Hopkins, Valerie Worth, Nikki Grimes, X.J. Kennedy, John Ciardi, Marilyn Singer, Judith Viorst, Jack Prelutsky
Other resources for teaching poetry:
Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong

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The main thing I love about poetry is the freedom it allows the author to express himself or herself through verse. I love that they can follow the conventions of a specific style of poetry, like a haiku, or they can write totally freeform in free verse. Poems can rhyme or not. Poems can be long or short. Some novels are written in poetic verse, like The Crossover by Kwame Alexander and Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. A famous collection of poems that I am familiar with are Shel Silverstein's books like Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic.