Reading Wheel

Here we are - our new and improved 2017 Reading Wheel.

Throughout the next term or so, students will be challenged to read a greater variety of books than they normally would.  They will keep track of these books, answer brief questions on their own Google Site and share their favourite books with others.  I encourage parents and older siblings to see if they have read as many different genres as Room 15 students have by the end of term 3.

Following this are brief, simple descriptions of some of the different genres which could be chosen.  On The Reading Wheel Questions page, you will find the questions to answer.  Feel free to copy and paste them into your site.

Historical – this story needs to be set during a period of time significantly before ours. It may have been written recently or a long time ago.

Adventure / Mystery – The characters could be any type of character (human or not), but they need to set out to accomplish a task and have some exciting, perhaps even unrealistic, things happen to them on the way.

Drama – The characters need to be every-day, regular people. The story will be about relationships and needs to be believable. This story may be true – but does not have to be.

Science Fiction – The story will be set in the future FROM WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN. The characters will be human or at least descendants of humans. The story will contain some invention or technology which does not exist today.  The story will make people think about how we live today.  

Non-Fiction – This is intended to be a reference type book, although it could include biographies or stories written based around a significant historical event. See me first if you want to study a book which is not strictly Non-Fiction.

Poetry – This may be a collection of poems collated (gathered together) based on the author, the subject or the styles, or it may be one long narrative (story) poem. If you find it difficult to choose one with more than 80 pages, which suits you, then see the teacher to make sure it is okay.

Horror – This will be a book which contains something spooky or ghastly. It is still intended to be a children’s book. Choose carefully! It may also be an adventure or mystery.

Fantasy – Fantasy books contain characters or creatures which are not real. It often has some magic in it. There may or may not be human characters and it may or may not be set on Earth.

Humour – This can be any type of book as long as it is intended to be funny. It is most likely to be a narrative (story) or collection of poetry.

The Classics - A classic book is a book which was written long ago and IS STILL BEING PUBLISHED.  In general, most classics were written over 50 years ago.  If you have read one more than 100 years old, then kudos to you (well done).  If your books misses the mark by a small number of years, see your teacher.

Animals - You amy choose to read about an animal which is written as if it were a person (talking, thoughts, etc), about a real animal or animals, or a book about a person who has an animal.  This may be fiction or non-fiction.

Natural Disasters - if learning about natural disasters is your thing, then choose a book about a storm, volcano, eruption, landslide, etc.  This will generally be non-fiction, but if you’ve chosen a fiction book, you might find you learn about the disaster as you read.

Space - this will generally be a non-fiction book about space or something about space or astronomical travel, however you might also find a biography about an astronaut, or a great science fiction book set in space.  Remember, not all novels set in space are science fiction - some are fantasy.

Crafts / Instructions - you may choose a “how to” book which shows you or teacher you how to do something.  This also counts as non-fiction.