Monday, December 8, 2014

Nonfiction Blog - December 9-16

  • Respond to at least one of the prompts for the week. Make sure you are answering the prompt. 
  • Respond to a classmate's comment at least once. 
  • Write at least 4 complete and thoughtful sentences each time for full credit. 
  • Sign the bottom of your post with your first name and last initial. 
  • Keep your posts on topic. Please do not include personal references. This is an academic blog. 
  • To meet the minimum requirements, students need to make two posts over the course of a week. Posts must be made before noon on the due date(Tuesday). No late posts will be counted. 
  • Begin your post with the name and author of your nonfiction book.
Choose ONE question to answer. 


1. Explain why you chose this particular nonfiction text and how do you know it is nonfiction.

2. Describe some information from your text you think is very interesting. Why did it make you think?

3. How are you connecting to what you are reading? Is it personal? Is it an issue that affects our community or the world? Explain.

4. What evidence does the author give to support the ideas in the text? Does he/she use personal observations and assessments? Facts? Statistics? Opinions? Scientific research? Quotations?

Check your spelling!!!

49 comments:

  1. Whales
    Test
    Kathleen H.

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  2. Kathleen,
    Test
    Huron

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  3. Hockey
    Test
    Kathleen H.

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  4. The Best Sports Book
    I chose this book because it is filled with more sports than I knew of. Also with every sport there are tons of facts. There is also my favorite sports, ski jumping and cross country. This helps because I can see if I'm smarter than a book writer.
    Gunnar G

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      I read that book and I really enjoyed it
      Josey F.

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  5. The Girls of Summer Jere Longman
    I choose this book because I like to play soccer and I wanted to know a little more about the history of soccer. I can tell this is non-fiction because there are real names that couldn't have been made up and there is accurate history. The quotes in the book may not be 100% accurate but are pretty spot on. It has the events and how they happened and it had Information that I did not know and showed me how the players and coaches think.
    Josey F.

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    1. I was going to pick that book but haven't read it yet... But it sounds really cool
      Colter,G

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  6. Gods and goddesses
    I chose This book because it had roman and Greek mythology. It also had many others such as Egyptian and Norse. I was really intrigued by the Chinese mythology. There was a story about why the sun hid in a cave.
    Paxton S

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    1. That sounds like you.
      Cash Meyring

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    2. That book seems like it fits you and what you like.
      Anya B.

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    3. Wow, that totally sounds like you!!! Have you learned anything new, that Uncle Rick (Riordan, the fandoms call Rick Riordan "Uncle Rick" for some reason. . .) hasn't taught you from PJO/THO??? I really want to learn about Chinese mythology; it sounds so cool!!!
      ~Lauren H.
      PS I think that I've heard about the myth when the sun hid in a cave, isn't it Chinese??

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  7. Wildlife animals,
    I chose to read this book because I really do love animals and there is amazing pictures too. I know that this is nofiction from the real life pictures, table of contents, index, and this book carries real facts not just opinions about what they think of the animals. His book is very interesting. I think that this book is very interesting because the pictures fascinate me!
    Mollie B.

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    1. That book sounds so interesting and i would like to read that book.
      Charley Armbruster

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  8. Josey F,
    That sounds like a great book to read! Are you liking this book so far? Are you learning anything from the history (skills, new tricks?).
    Mollie B.

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    1. I think that book seems really cool. Are the animals from all over the world

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    2. The one above is Ezra G.s

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  9. My book is Star Wars The visual dictionary by David West Reynolds. I think the weapons are very interesting. They are so future-y and crafty. I wonder if we'll have weapons like that.
    Cash Meyring.

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  10. My book is Star Wars The visual dictionary by David West Reynolds.I like it because of the cover. I think it is non-fiction because it contains facts about the movie. I also think it is non-fiction because it was in the non-fiction section.

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  11. CATS,
    I chose the book because of all the fuzzy little creatures. This book shows different types of cats from all over. It also gives facts a out their history and Egyptians mummifying them.

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  12. My book was the black death.Some interesting information is that the disease killed so many people at once that the people could not dig graves fast enough.The bodes started to pile up on the side of the rode. Abusers hid behind them to steal from the passing people.It got me to think about it by how on disease could wipe out a country.
    Anya B.

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    1. Interesting...how far did this disease spread?Could this be similar to Ebola?

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    2. Interesting....how far did this disease spread?Could this be similar to Ebola...(cure to black death = cure to Ebola?)
      Olivia H.

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  13. Jackson
    matter
    why i chose this book is because we were learning about matter in class so it seemed interesting to learn more about it.

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  14. I picked a book about dogs because I wanted to learn about dogs. I know it is nonfiction because it has facts about dogs. It's not a made up story like Clifford.it also discribe different tipes of dogs. Cutter Wiggins

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    1. I love dogs and I would love to learn more about them too. Also I chose a dog book to.
      Charley Armbruster

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  15. I picked a book about submarines.It is a eyewitness book that is about facts.I picked it because it look cool.Also I want to learn about them.Ben,A

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    1. Sounds really cool, They are the coolest ship that army's own!
      Toby M.

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  16. Into Thin Air is a nonfiction book about climbing Mt. Everest. I know it is nonfiction because it is about one of the most deadly seasons on Mount Everest where 12 people died. when I told my dad I liked climbing, he told me this would be a good book and I loved it. The Author didn't need to give any details to support it. he was there witnessed almost every moment.
    Toby M.

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  17. I got a book about brains. I think brains are amazing. As little as two fists can control the entire human body.
    Eli G.

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    1. I think brains are amazing to! I think that brains are cool because they can control your body and keep you alive even though it is so much smaller than your body. The brain gives us our personality and thoughts. I hope you learn a lot of information about the brain.

      Kenzie R.

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  18. The book that I chose is What's What in Sports, a book about sports. I feel like I connect to this book because I do sports to. Also my sister does some sports that are in this book. Steamboat is an active town so many of the sports that are in this book are here. Other people around the world can also connect because some of the sports like surfing you can't do here but you can do other places.

    Kenzie R.

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    1. I like how you can connect to your book. That's really cool. I also think Steamboat is a very athletic town. There is so much to do. I also think your book has an engaging title.
      Simone W.

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  19. Animal Fact File is a book about all different types of mammals . The illustrations are beautiful and give you a better point of view of the science of the animal.
    Grace H.

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  20. 3the interesting fact that I thout about is that people bring dogs to angle falls and cars����

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  21. "Who was Abraham Lincoln?" by Janet B. Pascal
    I chose this book because I am interested in politics and the lives of true politicians.These are people that could be well known for their good deeds or hard work.I know this book is a nonfiction book because I have back round information about Abraham Lincoln.I know he was a real president.Another reason why this is a nonfiction book is that it does not include any description of impossible things(fairy tale creatures, imagination, etc.)
    Olivia Hansen

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  22. Children's Amazing Places Encyclopedia Robert Hamilton
    This book is obviously nonfiction!! There are locator maps, REAL facts, pictures, and brief descriptions for each amazing place!!! I chose this book because it was on my book-shelf, and I've never read it cover-to-cover. I find it VERY intriguing, informative, and I enjoy that there are lots of interesting facts!
    ~Lauren H.

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  23. More Than a Man's Best Friend By:Robyn O' Sullivan
    I chose this book because I love animals especially dogs. I thought when dogs help people are so interesting because people don't know how smart dogs are.
    Charley Armbruster

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    1.  That book sounds cool Charley A. I am really interested I might like to check it out some time.
      Sage Zetzman

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  24. More Than a Man's Best Friend By:Robyn O' Sullivan
    I know that my book is nonfiction because it is informational and has a lot of facts. Also it has real picture of all the dogs doing their job.
    Charley Armbruster

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  25. Hamsters by Kathryn Stevens
    I chose the nonfiction book Hamsters because I love Hamster's but unfortunately I do not know a lot about them. I am allergic to a lot of animals and I wanted to know if they had certain breeds that would not affect me. Also learning more about them and how to care for them might make there be a better chance of getting one. Hamsters has a lot of great facts and I think I have learned a lot from it. It is also well written.
    Simone White

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  26. Why Matter Matters By:Dan Green this book was interesting to me because when I read the title it said Why Matter Matters and I thought of it. I read the whole book and I liked one chapter.One text that was interesting was when it said sometimes people leave there chargers connected when they don't need them and it made me think of how many energy that is wasting. Also it made me think to remember for me to unplug my charger.
    Emily Varela

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  27. I chose this book because it's turtles and my favorite animal is turtles. I know it's A nonfiction fiction book because it has facts about turtles and usually books with facts indicate it's nonfiction.
    Sage Zetzman

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    1. I love turtles to and i have one. That seems like a fun book to read. Also i agree with you because if it has facts and information. I would love to read that book it sounds so interesting.
      Charley Armbruster

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  28. Sage I think this book is really interesting because I like turtles too I use to have two turtles and maybe I might check this book out one of there days

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    1. Sorry Emily V wrote you the text forgot to put my name.

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  29. More Than a Man's Best Friend By:Robyn O' Sullivan
    I know this book is nonfiction because it has facts and not opinions. Also it gives information. This book has pictures that are about real dogs not cartoons. This book tells about real people and what their dogs do to help them.
    Charley Armbruster

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