1. The Twenty Book Challenge Failure is not an option.

2. You want me to do what?  You will be reading twenty books this year. This includes books that we read together for class.  You will be reading from a variety of genres in order to explore books you might not ordinarily read and to develop an understanding of literary elements, text features, and text structures.

3. The Expectations  Poetry anthologies/novels: 2  Traditional literature: 1  Realistic fiction: 2  Historical fiction: 2  Fantasy: 2  Science fiction: 2  Mystery: 1  Informational: 2  Biography, autobiography, memoir: 1  Personal-choice chapter books: 5

4. Something REALLY Important  Any book that you read that is more than 350 pages long will count as TWO books.

5. The Notes: Poetry Anthologies/Novels  Shortened form of writing  Contains figurative language –similes, metaphors, personification  Author’s expression of feelings, opinions  May follow a form/structure but does not have to

6. Poetry Anthologies

7. The Notes: Realistic Fiction  Characters are every day people doing every day things  Setting is a modern-day realistic place  Plot consists of realistic events  May highlight social issues

8. Realistic Fiction

9. The Notes: Historical Fiction  Takes place in the past (forty years before now is considered historical)  Plot (storyline) contains historical events  Characters may be historical figures

10. Historical Fiction

11. The Notes: Fantasy  Contains unrealistic or unworldly elements  Characters may have magical powers in addition to human qualities  Theme is often focused on good versus evil

12. Fantasy

13. The Notes: Science Fiction  Fantasy that involves or is based on scientific principles  Often set in the future

14. Science Fiction

15. The Notes: Mystery  Involves something unknown  Centered around person investigating wrongdoing or obtaining secret information

16. Mystery

17. The Notes: Traditional Literature  Stories passed down for generations  Original stories usually passed down orally  Myths, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, nursery rhymes  Unknown origin

18. Traditional Literature

19. The Notes: Informational  Provides information on a topic  Nonfiction  Organized into sections or categories  No characters or settings

20. Informational

21. The Notes: Biography/Autobiography/Me moir  Biography –Story of someone’s life written by someone else  Autobiography –Story of someone’s life written by him/herself  Memoir –a short account of the author’s experiences written by him/herself

22. Biography/Autobiography/ Memoir