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Nonfiction genres:

Fact books- A wide variety of books with facts on people, places, and things.

How To- Books that provide instruction.

Biography- The true story about a person's life. This includes biography, autobiography, and biography collection.

Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, and Legends- A narrative handed down from an oral tradition and reflects a particular culture.

Myth- A traditional story accepted as history to explain the world view or beliefs of a people.

Poetry- a literary expression in which words are used in a concentrated blend of sound and imagery to create an emotional response.

Fiction genres:

Adventure/ Survival- Stories that have action and adventure. The main character is physically challenged.

Fantasy- Stories that could not happen realistically such as talking animals, magic.

Historical- Works in which the characters are fictional but the setting and other details are rooted in actual history.

Mystery- Stories that focus on an unanswered question.

Realistic- Stories that seem real and in the present and focus on relationships. A story that attempts to portray characters and events as they actually are.

Science fiction- Stories that are set in the future or contain a scientific idea involving, for example, robots, time travel, space.

Library/Teacher Bookmarks for class projects

Click on the link and access bookmarked sites needed for your class project.

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Kids Internet Search Sites

Included are: Subject Indexes | Search Engines | Fun and Educational Sites
 

Subject Indexes (Lists resources by subject)

Ivy's - a good spot to find information for all your internet needs: fun, games, interests, and research reports

Kidspace@ the Internet Public Library - With links and activities related to a wide variety of interests

Teenspace@ the Internet Public Library - This is the teen area of the Internet Public Library is a place for teens to express themselves and find information relevant to them. With features such as a poetry wiki, information about graphic novels, and links to related sites about teen concerns, this is a good place to begin looking for information.

KidsClick - A searchable web directory created by "a bunch of librarians".

Yahooligans! - An index to the Web for net surfers ages 8 - 14.

Infoplease - An online almanac, encyclopedia, and dictionary. This site also has a daily almanac, breaking news, and fun stuff.

Marco Polo - Click on search and you are able to search by grade level many unusual search engines. A wonderful resource for reports.

FactMonster - Online dictionary, encyclopedia and almanac. Also homework help and some fun and games links. From Information Please.

Pandia Kids & Teens - This is a large directory of selected web sites. PLUS towards the bottom of the site is a list of sites for downloading images, music, and software.

First Gov for Kids - There is a wide variety of topics such as art, history, animals, and fun stuff at this US government site. It includes links to both government and commercial web sites plus......a passport club so students may talk to students around the world.

Search Engines (search information by key words)

Ask Jeeves for Kids - Questions can be asked in sentence form, and the number of results is reasonable but not overwhelming for students.

Fun Sites

Fun Brain - Lots of fun (and educational) games for students in grades K - 8.

Zeeks  - Games, activities, educational materials and other interesting stuff. For 3rd grade through 8th.

Middle School Hub - Games and educational material for middle schoolers. Note that this site links to other hubs such as Kids Hub, High School Hub, Home Schoolers' Hub, and Teachers Hub. This has a super current events feature.

Enchanted Learning - Education, crafts, and games for the K-6 set. The site is free and has an enormous amount of information. You can become a member to have a banner-free site as well as access to printer friendly info.

Great Browsing

ALA 700 great websites for kids and adults

2007-2008 Independent Required Reading

Click here for a printable PDF copy of the book report form.
Please indicate next to the title whether the book you read is: NF (non-fiction), P (poetry), B (biography)

PDF documents open in a PDF reader program, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, available as a free download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

Bibliography Examples or Works Cited

Research Reports need to include a bibliography or "works cited" page at the end of the report. This page gives credit to those whom found or created the information and it let's your teacher know where you found the information. If you have more than one resource, list them alphabetically by the first word of your citation. This information may also be found in your homework books. Examples:

Books

A book with one author

A book with two or more authors

A book with an editor

Encyclopedias

An encyclopedia article with an author

An encyclopedia article without an author

Periodicals

A signed article in a magazine

An unsigned article in a magazine

A signed article in a newspaper

CD-ROM and Digital Resources

CD-ROM

Electronic encyclopedia with an author

Electronic encyclopedia without an author

Internet

Internet with an author

Internet without an author

•••Example of a FINAL Bibliography or “Citation”Page•••

To create your final bibliography, list your resources alphabetically by the authors’ last name and indent the second line if two lines are needed.

“Animals and their Homes.” Danbury: Grolier Electronic Publishing. 2000. [CD-ROM].

Burke, Lauren P. "A History of Bees." Insect History. 5 Dec. 2002 <http://www.ccs.new.edu/home/lpd/bee.html>.

Carter, Douglas G. "Honeybees." World Book Encyclopedia. 1999 ed.

Good, B. and Goofy, A. The Secret Life of the Honeybee. New York: Summit Books, 2002.

Josephson, Matthew. Learn About Bees. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1998.