Monday 28 July 2014

Monday 28 July

Today kicked off with a bit of general book knowledge.

Last week we talked about biographies and autobiographies.

Do you know the difference?

Biography
Definition: A biography is a nonfiction (true) account of someone's life.  It is written by someone other than the subject of the biography. It is written by someone else.

For more information on biographies click here.

Autobiography
Definition: An autobiography is a nonfiction (true) account of someone's life.  It is written by the subject of the autobiography - it is written by the person themselves.

For more information on autobiographies click here.

This week we focused on the foreword and the afterward in a book.

      fore·word

      noun \ˈfȯr-(ˌ)wərd\  
a section at the beginning of a book that introduces the book and is   usually written by someone other than the book's author

  af·ter·word
  noun \-ˌwərd :

a final section that comes after the main part of a book

New Book: 
Friday Barnes written by RA Spratt

We are having problems making the prezi work in blogger so in the meantime click here to see the presentation.




Today we also had a look at the application Goodreads.It is a great tool for keeping track of what you are reading. You can access goodreads on your computer or you can get the app on your iPad or similar device. You can keep a list of what you want to read, what you are currently reading and what you have read.

What do you use to keep a track of what you are reading?






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