Holes by Louis Sachar

I was surprised to see how different the book Holes is from the movie. I guess that is usually the case. It is so funny how the books are so much better. I think it is because we make our own little movie in our head and the movie usually is a let down.

Stanley in the book is fat, but in the movie, he is skinny. In the book, Stanley's father wants to find a way to recycle sneakers, and he accidently created the Sploosh, but in the film, he only experiments with how to get rid of foot odor...

Modern Fantasy

I enjoy Modern Fantasy even more so than Folklore because Modern Fantasy is more artistic and authentically created by the author rather than being replicated thousands of time over from generation to generation. I feel this way for personal reason. After becoming a parent myself, I realized how disturbing some of those traditional story's really were. Even some of the lullaby's are not very child friendly. So I modified many of the lyrics to make them more soothing, I stole this idea from my sister whom was a mother a decade before myself.


Modern Fantasy in the classroom is wonderful it translate perfectly from books to movies. Children love it because  it is so engaging which makes this book category priceless. Modern Fantasy can be created with a good imagination coming up with our own class story that is Modern Fantasy. Role playing is a great technique I will use in my classroom also. By making a subject more human like children will identity with the feelings and events that occur as well as mesmerizing them. Children think out side of the box, tapping into their ideas when there is no limit would certainly evolve into some original, outrageous ideas witch is the highest level of blooms. I could incorporate their ideas in writing, creating a web quest or virtual field trip where the sky is the limit.

Historical Fiction

Historical fiction is a useful tool in the classroom. These types of books can be used for entertainment as well as learning life lessons. I think historical fiction is a great way to teach about history and it has a great imaginational twist with it. I would use role playing in my classroom to engage my students in the story line. Comparing and contrasting the difference between fiction and non fiction would be a key assignment as well.


When I think of historical fiction I think of the movies how they may be telling a true yet there are parts added to keep the suspense alive. I would use a writing assignment where students would research on the computer different historical events. After picking their event they would add to it, some twists and turns along making the event more engaging and exciting.

Nonfiction: Biographies and Informational Books

Using nonfiction books in the classroom adds a supplemental source of information on current topics of study. Students also gain exposure to a different type of literature.

 

Reasons I will use Nonfiction in my classroom:

For my students to learn about other children or significant events and people, where someone was born or died, about a person’s family and accomplishments, life events that occurred.

I will use nonfiction in my classroom for assignment to encourage my students to gather information, organize and summarize information. I will incorporate assignment that practice learning the difference between fact and fiction, and fact and opinion. Venn diagrams would be great when using nonfiction books so students learn to compare and contrast. Students doing a research project on a person or event are a valuable way to use nonfiction in the classroom.