EDRG 3344 M&W

What does Expository mean?

Expository- How to inform.

- Directions

- Instructions

- Facts

- Sequence

The different ways you can use an Informational paper:

- Poster

- Recipe

- Manual

- List

- Calendar

- Notes

For an example my Expository is about Animals right campaign. I am explaining of how to gather the community to support this campaign and how we can save a dog, cat, rabbit’s life and etc.

Today we had an easy activity about how to give steps to one of the topics we had to choose. Our group had an easy topic in how to find the word “magazine” in the dictionary.

1. Get a dictionary

2. Find the letter “M” in the dictionary

3. Find “Ma” in the dictionary

4. Find “Maga” in the dictionary

5. Find “Magaz” in the dictionary

6. Find the word “Magazine” and its definition

EDRG 3321 M&W

What is Non-Fiction?

Whenever I see a Non-Fiction book, to me is something that can be based in a true event, biography, and informational.

For an example:

Autobiography/biography- Written about a person’s life.

Essay- Can be based on research or personal experience. Written in paragraph form, usually five or more

Interview- Recorded word for word. May be written in bullet format or like a drama
and etc.

EDRG 3321 Favorite Fiction books

EDRG 3344 M&W (What is Narrative?)

Good Evening Everyone!

OK, well last week I couldn't’t attend class on Wednesday and I found out we were supposed to write about what Narrative is.

Narrative has a beginning, middle, and an ending to a story. It is mostly based in first person. Every paragraph must have at least 4-6 sentences and at least the 5 paragraphs in a narrative. Below are the elements of narrative:

Setting- Where the story takes place.

Details- elaborate and add more information.

Character- Description of the character and their role played in the story.

Plot- The events that occur in the story.

Conflict- The struggle between two opposing people.

Resolution- How it’s resolved and the how the situation in the story ended.

Climax- it is the most interested part in the story.

For an example: Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and The Lion and the Mouse.

EDRG 3321 Fiction Book activity

Today class was really fun! Mrs. Pickett had us make fiction book with a big white paper.
I believe my group did a good job in this book, I can t wait to present it. In the front cover we had to write and draw what fiction is to us. For an example when we walk into the library how do we know this section of books is fiction? Basically if the book looks fantasy, fairytale, adventurous and etc. it shows fiction. Then inside the book we had to write the elements of fiction. For an example, the setting, the character, plot, and etc. We also decided to draw inside to show more details of the book. And finally in the back of the book we had to write our names and tell a little bit about us. :)
It was fun working as a group!

EDRG 3321 BLOG Chp 7

So today in class was pretty interesting learning about “Picture Books”.

We all know how picture books are to show us an idea or image of what the book will be about. I believe picture books are one of the best books to read because they are very helpful to the students to understand the text and by looking at the pictures. When I was little I loved picture books because they were so easy to understand and predict what would happen next. They were not just easy but fun to read; we also used them as plays.

In the other side I liked how Mrs. Pickett showed us the video of Mrs. Dismond Think Aloud Demonstration in the website www.schooltube.com . It was funny, but I learned how were not supposed to read in that kind of way because she seemed like the way she was reading to them didn’t really engaged the students. One of the students in class looked kind of bored and kept moving a lot, we really don’t want our students to be like that. If I was her I would have sat down in the floor with the students and formed a circle and read to them while showing them the pictures of the book.

Here are some of the examples of picture books:

3321 M&W POETRY

In chapter 5 I learned about poetry. I am the type of person who is not really interested in poetry because I find it kind of confusing and complicated. Sometimes it’s hard for me to understand poetry and the language they use. In this case I learned about the different types of elements, collections, children’s poetry preferences and etc.

Here are some of the Elements of poetry:

The use of SOUND makes you hear the voice of the poetry and the musical to the ear.

The use of RHYME is combining some words that may sound alike and it rhymes at the same time.

The use of RHYTHM, the words and lines are organized and repetition is also used in order to create the rhythm.

The use of SHAPE is the form in which the poem is written for an example in a triangle, horizontal, parallel style, and etc.

As referred in the book, I believe each student or child has its own way of choosing their type of poetry or poems that they might find it easier to understand. Easy poems and short ones are the ones that are easier to understand. When I was a younger student I used to like poetry that rhymed because I had fun reading them and made it sound like they were the same word but it only rhyme by the last letters of the word.
Poetry expresses your feelings, emotions, and life.