21st Century Genres

Criteria for Quality Selection
The 21st century genres uses visual storytelling to tell a story through images, symbols, and movies. This text use multiple resources to tell the story. The first criterion I would look for when selecting this text is appeal. Since these text mostly focus on visuals, it is important that the text is appealing to students. The second criterion I would look for when selecting a text is organization. The organization of the text needs to be clear so students can understand the purpose of the text.

Use in the Classroom
I would incorporate this text into my classroom when we are learning about technology in the classroom. Exposing students to this genre will expose them to all the different types of texts. This texts are different then texts students generally get exposed to. I will use 21st century genre in my classroom for shared reading and read aloud. I will also have a wide variety of these text available in my classroom library for students to refer to on their own time.

Award Links:
http://www.thehugoawards.org
http://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-03/38th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced

Text and Author Links:
http://www.wimpykid.com/about-the-author/
http://judyblundell.com

General Genre Links:
http://digitalis.nwp.org/resource/5056
http://brinksbooks.weebly.com/doodle-fiction.html

Teaching Ideas for Students:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/141441244522266091/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/287597126178940703/

39 Clues
Riordan, R. (2008). The maze of bones. New York: Scholastic.

Reference Information for Accessing the Text:

ISBN: 0545060397

Complex Text Level:
4th & 5th grade

Grade Level Span Reading Aloud:
3rd & 4th grade

Major Themes:

• Talent
• Success
• History

Worthy Qualities of Writing:

• The text has short easy chapters 
• The text uses vivid details to help students visualize what is happening

Connections to Authentic Local, National, and Global Issues

• Orphans trying to make a better life for themselves

Difficulties for Students

• Contains some violence 
• May have a hard time following all the characters

Support Needed

• Pre-teaching of all the different characters
• Warning of when the graphic scenes are about to occur

The Diary of the Wimpy Kid
Kinney, J. (2007). Diary of a wimpy kid. (Ed. ed.). New York: Amulet Books.

Reference Information for Accessing the Text:

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9313-6

Complex Text Level:
4th & 5th gradet

Grade Level Span Reading Aloud:
3rd & 4th grade

Major Themes:

• Struggles of being a middle schooler
• Friendship

Worthy Qualities of Writing:

• The text has doodles on each page and looks like it was written in a notebook
• The text does not have a lot of writing on each page
• The drawings throughout the text directly correlate to what the text is talking about

Connections to Authentic Local, National, and Global Issues

• Bullying and peer pressure 

Difficulties for Students

• Students may have a hard time following the text because it uses a lot of images

Support Needed

• Pre-teaching of complex vocabulary words in the text
• Pre-teaching of how to read a chapter book with lots of images