Chapter 8 blog!
Elements of Fiction
Elements of Fiction
Hello Everyone!
Wow can you guys believe that we are almost at the end of the semester! I really need to get on the ball and get my !@## done!
Well I thought chapter eight was very informative. I learned a lot about what fiction was. I always thought that fiction was something that could happen but its something that someone somewhere made up. It could be reality but really its not because it wasn't based on any truth. I also know that it can be something that is totally fake or made up. Boy, did I learn a few things in this chapter!
Some of my own personal favorites are Contemporary fiction, Historical fiction and some fantasy.
I think that every good story must have conflict. I have yet read or seen a movie that has not had this in it. While looking over the power point I noticed that there are two types of conflict "internal" and " external". I think when you have a conflict with ones self, it makes for a better story. After all that's the worse kind of conflict there is. When you have a conflict with someone or something else its a lot easier to see where the line is drawn. Some of the best stories are the ones that make you feel what the character in the book is feeling. We have all had personal conflicts or our own demons that we have had to face.
I also, really like what the power point said "Fiction DOES NOT mean that a story is
"fake" or "untrue"; fiction is able to illuminate truth and cause us to reconsider what we perceive as reality". This aloud me to view fiction from a new perspective. I also really enjoyed hearing what other student thought about what fiction was to them. The whole lesson was full of information that I will take with me as a teacher and a as reader.
I know as a teacher I will have a choice on what types of books I have in my classroom. I know that I will have lots of fantasy books. I believe that these are the type of stories that grab you and make you use your imagination. I have to say that fantasy books where the gateway drug for me. Why did I want to read about things that where really happening. The whole idea of reading is to escape and relax. Why read about the real world! I live in it, and that's enough for me.
Authors
Books published:
The stories are targeted for grades k-3rd, but really any age group would enjoy the stories. (There really was not that many from what I could see)
Skippyjon Jones
Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse
Author:
Beverly Clearly
Website:
http://www.beverlyclearly.com/index.html
The web page was done nice just like the others. It was fairly easy to navigate and it offered many different things like... fun games, books by the author, neighborhood map, information about Beverly Clearly, teacher resource and info about the characters in her stories! I really enjoyed the tour. I never read any of these books but you can read about the characters in her stories and already know what type of books theses are. It really does make you want to grab one of her books and read it.
Books Published:
The illustration is beautiful and the pictures are very colorful and bright. The stories are about a young girl adventures and the trouble that she gets in. Theses books would be great for 4th-5th grade!
Ellen Tebbits
Emily's Run Away Imagination
Mitch and Amy
Muggie and Maggie
Otis Spofford
Socks
Lucky Chuck
A Girl from Yamhill
My Own Two Feet
Author:
Jamie Lee Curtis
Website:
http://www.kidsread.com/reveiws/reviews-curtis-jamie-lee.asp0060287616
(There was no "real" website for her books). I found information about her through another web page (listed above).I heard that she was writing children's books a couple of years ago. I found her book great for younger children. The illustration was also very nice.
Books published:
I'm Gonna Like Me
Where do Balloons Go
When I was Little: A Four Year Old's Memory of Her Youth
Today I feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day
Tell Me Again: About the Night I was Born
Well I thought chapter eight was very informative. I learned a lot about what fiction was. I always thought that fiction was something that could happen but its something that someone somewhere made up. It could be reality but really its not because it wasn't based on any truth. I also know that it can be something that is totally fake or made up. Boy, did I learn a few things in this chapter!
Some of my own personal favorites are Contemporary fiction, Historical fiction and some fantasy.
I think that every good story must have conflict. I have yet read or seen a movie that has not had this in it. While looking over the power point I noticed that there are two types of conflict "internal" and " external". I think when you have a conflict with ones self, it makes for a better story. After all that's the worse kind of conflict there is. When you have a conflict with someone or something else its a lot easier to see where the line is drawn. Some of the best stories are the ones that make you feel what the character in the book is feeling. We have all had personal conflicts or our own demons that we have had to face.
I also, really like what the power point said "Fiction DOES NOT mean that a story is
"fake" or "untrue"; fiction is able to illuminate truth and cause us to reconsider what we perceive as reality". This aloud me to view fiction from a new perspective. I also really enjoyed hearing what other student thought about what fiction was to them. The whole lesson was full of information that I will take with me as a teacher and a as reader.
I know as a teacher I will have a choice on what types of books I have in my classroom. I know that I will have lots of fantasy books. I believe that these are the type of stories that grab you and make you use your imagination. I have to say that fantasy books where the gateway drug for me. Why did I want to read about things that where really happening. The whole idea of reading is to escape and relax. Why read about the real world! I live in it, and that's enough for me.
Authors
Author:
Judy Schachner
Judy Schachner
Website:
http://www.skippyjonjones.com/
This website was so much fun to visit! Its really bright and the animation is amazing! If you have small children you should let them navigate the site. Everything is set up so easy that a child really could navigate it with very little guidance. Which I thought was great, because after all it is a children book web page. The site offers many of the same things that all the site offer. however this on was more appealing to the eye than most of the others. The site offers a tour, information for teachers, games, videos, downloads and of course the list of books by the author.
http://www.skippyjonjones.com/
This website was so much fun to visit! Its really bright and the animation is amazing! If you have small children you should let them navigate the site. Everything is set up so easy that a child really could navigate it with very little guidance. Which I thought was great, because after all it is a children book web page. The site offers many of the same things that all the site offer. however this on was more appealing to the eye than most of the others. The site offers a tour, information for teachers, games, videos, downloads and of course the list of books by the author.
Books published:
The stories are targeted for grades k-3rd, but really any age group would enjoy the stories. (There really was not that many from what I could see)
Skippyjon Jones
Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse
Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble
Skippyjon Jones and the Bog Bones
Skippyjon Jones and the Bog Bones
Author:
Beverly Clearly
Website:
http://www.beverlyclearly.com/index.html
The web page was done nice just like the others. It was fairly easy to navigate and it offered many different things like... fun games, books by the author, neighborhood map, information about Beverly Clearly, teacher resource and info about the characters in her stories! I really enjoyed the tour. I never read any of these books but you can read about the characters in her stories and already know what type of books theses are. It really does make you want to grab one of her books and read it.
Books Published:
The illustration is beautiful and the pictures are very colorful and bright. The stories are about a young girl adventures and the trouble that she gets in. Theses books would be great for 4th-5th grade!
Ellen Tebbits
Emily's Run Away Imagination
Mitch and Amy
Muggie and Maggie
Otis Spofford
Socks
Lucky Chuck
A Girl from Yamhill
My Own Two Feet
Jamie Lee Curtis
Website:
http://www.kidsread.com/reveiws/reviews-curtis-jamie-lee.asp0060287616
(There was no "real" website for her books). I found information about her through another web page (listed above).I heard that she was writing children's books a couple of years ago. I found her book great for younger children. The illustration was also very nice.
Books published:
I'm Gonna Like Me
Where do Balloons Go
When I was Little: A Four Year Old's Memory of Her Youth
Today I feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day
Tell Me Again: About the Night I was Born
Hey Tameika, I also learned some informative stuff about fiction in this chapter.I feel the same way about reading, it is relaxing when you get to read a book of your choice. I also like your variety of books for your author profile,nice!
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