Book Tasting What is a Book Tasting? It is when you sample different chapters or passages from different books to see what books you would like to read more of and what books you do not want to read. Name:______________________________________ Block ________________ Date ________________ Book:_______________________________________________________________ Author:__________________________________ Pages _______________________ Circle one:

I (loved

liked

disliked

hated) this chapter tasting.

I feel this way because:_____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Short answer fill in:

People / Characters in the chapter:____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Main events / Issues in the chapter:___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Genres I think this book belongs in: Check all that apply: Autobiography / Memoir Biography Fantasy / Fairy Tale Fiction / Novel / Novella / Short Stories Graphic Novel History / Current Events Historical Fiction

Mystery Nonfiction Young Adult Literature Philosophy Poetry Science Fiction

Autobiography / Memoir: A carefully documented account of a real person’s public and private life, written by that person. A memoir is a written account of the author’s memory of certain people and events. Biography: A carefully researched account of the life of a real person. The author is a different person than the person written about. The person in the biography can be dead or alive. The author recounts how the person lived and affected others. Fables: Very short stories with animal characters that act like humans. There is a lesson or moral to be learned from each story. Fairy Tales: Stories filled with stock characters, often nameless (the evil stepmother, the enchanted frog) and plots that move rapidly and often illogically to a conclusion. They often begin with "Once upon a time" and end with "they lived happily ever after." The theme is usually good versus evil. Fantasy: A work that takes place in an unreal world and concerns incredible characters, some of whom practice magic or physical and scientific principles not yet discovered. The conflict is often a struggle between good and evil. The characters or objects do things that couldn't happen in real life. Creatures may be in the story that don't exist in actual life. Fiction / Novel / Novella / Short Story: Prose writing that narrates the stories of complex, imagined characters and conflicts in a particular historical time and place. The themes, or central ideas the complexity of the human experience. Graphic Novel / Graphic Nonfiction: A narrative work that conveys a story using words and images arranged inside panels, with captions and dialogue contained inside word balloons. History / Current Events: Prose writing that uses narrative to examine and analyze people and events, and to objectively determine the patterns of cause and effect that shape them. Historical Fiction: Some characters may be real and others fictional. The story takes place during a period in history. Real events from history are mixed with fictional events. Characters may speak in a way that represents the time period. Mystery: The characters are usually fictional but they behave in realistic ways. There is a problem that needs to be solved. A mystery may have a detective or a spy as a main character. Clues are used by characters to find a solution to the mystery. Myths: They take place before people were on earth. They try to explain things. Non-fiction: Books that narrate actual events, explain facts and information about different subjects, and/or research a controversial issue or event. They may include maps, photographs,diagrams, charts, and graphs. Young Adult Literature (YAL): Fiction written, published, or marketed to adolescents and young adults. The characters, settings, and plots are consistent with the typical experiences of adolescent readers and often focus on the challenges of youth. Philosophy: The study of beliefs, concepts, and values largely through rational argument. Poetry: It usually touches your feelings. It may or may not be written with rhymes. They are often read aloud. Reference: Books that classify facts and information. Some examples include: dictionary, almanac, atlas, thesaurus, and encyclopedia. Science Fiction: Stories with imaginative but plausible conflicts set in alternative possible worlds or futures, featuring futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal activities. The characters are fictional. A problem is usually solved using science and technology, although some problems may have been caused by science or technology.