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RE: Not Nonfiction

From: CARPENTER, JEFFREY J <CARPENTERJEFFR_at_aasd.k12.wi.us>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:44:48 -0500

Ginny,

You are so right. I would add jokes and riddles to the lineup as well.

Jeff Carpenter Library Media Specialist Houdini Elementary School Appleton, WI 54914


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From: Ginny Moore Kruse
 Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:33 AM To: Debbie Reese Cc: ccbc-net digest recipients Subject:
 Not Nonfiction

What a terrific discussion!

Before the topic changes, I'll note that somewhere along the way I noticed fleeting references to Poetry and to Folklore. The inclusion of these two literary forms in the Dewey Decimal System's "nonfiction" category has always confused kids. It also confuses most teaching about "nonfiction" in which all DDS nonfiction is included. Most of the messages on this topic haven't addressed Poetry or Folklore specifically, but I want to point out that in my opinion neither one really has a place in the topic of nonfiction.

Cordially, Ginny

Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse_at_wisc.edu


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