Nonfiction

"Winds howl. Rain pours down. Violent waves crash on to the shore and the storm surge causes flooding. The dangerous, spinning storm is a hurricane."

Did you know that something called natural disasters happen in different places all over the world? What are the different types of natural disasters? 

By reading the book "Hurricanes!" by Gail Gibbons, you will learn about one of the types of natural disasters. This specific type is a POWERFUL storm that can toss school buses and boats around like toys! If you read this book, you can learn more about this real-life storm and you can even learn about what people should do if a hurricane occurs.



As a teacher, we can use this book (along with many other Gail Gibbons books)to give our students practice reading, while also letting them learn other subjects. This book specifically gives a science lesson and a language arts lesson. If you add in other topics while reading this, such as the hurricane scale and the math behind hurricanes (how high they can rise, how far they can travel), you just added math into the book as well. You could also talk of the different places hurricanes occur, which brings in social studies. This book can be used across a variety of subjects, if used correctly. 
This book fits under the nonfiction category because it tells of true facts and is a real-life occurrence. This book also helps develop background knowledge, helps with future schooling (such as science lessons), addresses student's questions and interests, and it also is based on WHAT the children read (instead of only focusing on HOW much they read).

Traditional Literature

Traditional Literature

""He may not be quite as handsome as the others," she says, "but...I am sure he will make his way in the world as well as anybody.""



Have you ever heard of the saying to "never judge a book by the cover?" What does that mean? It means that things are not always what they seem. The unknown makes life exciting and differences are what makes things amazing. 

What if I told you there was a story about a family of ducks and one of the ducks was special? The special duck was always picked on and felt very ugly and sad. The duck was so sad that he ran away all by himself. But, this story takes a turn of events and something UNTHINKABLE happens! What happens? Read to find out!

What makes this book traditional literature? It is a story that has been passed down through generations. The story has a purpose and a meaning behind it. This story has a message for the readers. 

                                                   

Poetry

Poetry

“When you think things are bad, 

when you feel sour and blue,

when you start to get mad . . .

you should do what I do!”

Have you ever found yourself just down in the dumps? Have you ever felt sad or mad and didn't know what to do? What do we do when we have emotions we don't know what to do with? 

When you feel this way, have you ever thought how others' feel? Do others feel as upset as you? Are things really as bad as you feel? After reading "Did I Ever Tell You How LUCKY YOU ARE?", by Dr. Suess you will think differently about when you are upset. This book shows different peoples' struggles and it makes you re-think the struggles you are having. If you ever felt any of the ways I listed above, you might want to just take a look at this book to see just exactly how lucky YOU are. 

Like I listed in the quote above, this book is full of rhymes and the words you read will just flow together in a smooth way, like most poems do! A poem is a type of writing where the author carefully chooses the language to fit together and to make the readers feel emotion. This book will do exactly that, meaning the words are carefully chosen to create a smooth and interesting story that makes you feel a certain way.