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The Twenty Book Challenge Failure is not an option.

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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.

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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

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

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The Notes: Poetry Anthologies/Novels Shortened form of writing Contains figurative language similes, metaphors, personification Authors expression of feelings, opinions May follow a form/structure but does not have to

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Poetry Anthologies

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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

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Realistic Fiction

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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

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Historical Fiction

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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

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Fantasy

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

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Science Fiction

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

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Mystery

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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

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Traditional Literature

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

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Informational

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The Notes: Biography/Autobiography/Me moir Biography Story of someones life written by someone else Autobiography Story of someones life written by him/herself Memoir a short account of the authors experiences written by him/herself

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Biography/Autobiography/ Memoir