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\nMid-Unit Assessment: Small Group Discussion: How Do Modern Poems Portray Modern Adversities?\n

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\nHow is a poem similar to and different from a news article? Pupils use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the two genres. Also, as part of a mid-unit assessment, scholars participate in small-group discussions based on poetry...\n
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\nFairy Tales as a Genre of Literature\n

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\nStudents examine the literary elements of fairy tales. After reading the fairy tale \"Rapunzel\" and discussing the elements of fairy tales that occur as they read, they use a story web to help plan and create an original fairy tale. ...\n
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\nFacts and Opinions in a Variety of Genres\n

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\nHere is a lesson dedicated to helping learners understand the differences between facts and opinions. They examine the first page of several books from the class library to determine if the book is fact or opinion based. A Venn diagram...\n
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\nScience Fiction\n

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\nThird graders explore the science fiction genre. In this genres lesson, 3rd graders identify the characteristics of science fiction. Students fill out a chart that shows the characteristics. Students read a selection from a book and talk...\n
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\nWhy Should You Read \"One Hundred Years of Solitude\"?\n

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\nHow does One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez represent the genre of magical realism? Scholars explore the topic by watching an informative video. Next, they answer quiz questions and join an online...\n
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\nIntroducing Metaphors Through Poetry\n

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\nMetaphors are word pictures, creating images in our brains that draw readers to consider how two seemingly unrelated items are alike. Poems by Langston Hughes, Margaret Atwood, and Naomi Shihad Nye provide learners with an opportunity to...\n
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\nIntroduction to the Short Story\n

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\nHow should pupils read short stories? Set them up for this unit with an introductory lesson plan that goes over the main characteristics of a short story and starts learners off reading their first short story of the unit. In order to...\n
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\nDiscovering Genre: Poetry\n

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\nWork on literal and figurative meanings with a lesson plan focused on Robert Frost's \"After Apple-Picking\" and \"The Road Not Taken.\" Readers identify the literary devices used by the poet to set the poems' themes, settings, and...\n
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\nPic-A-Fic: Choosing Fiction for Every Taste\n

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\nSixth graders examine and categorize a selection of title representing fiction genres. In this fiction genres lesson, 6th graders analyze and identify a variety of titles in the fiction genre. Students then find these types of fiction...\n
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\nExploring Science Fiction and Fantasy\n

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\nStudents view the videos from the Spellbinder series. They focus on analyzing and thinking critically. Students explore the distinguishing features and conventions of the science fiction and fantasy genres and narrative structure and...\n
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\nGenre Lesson: Realistic Fiction\n

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\nStudents explore the elements of realistic fiction. For this genre study lesson, students discuss connections they have to characters in their favorite show or movie. Students hunt for realistic fiction elements in a text and complete...\n
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\nCompare and Contrast: Literary Analysis\n

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\nSeventh graders are able to use active listening skills, take notes and identify literary elements of a short story. They use/create graphic organizer, compare/contrast literary elements from various stories and compare and contrast traits.\n
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\nIntermediate Matching – Types of Books\n

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\nIn this book genre worksheet, students draw a line from the book type words to their definitions. They match nine words, which include dictionary, cookbook, encyclopedia, and fiction, with the definition that best describes it.\n
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\nLibrary Lingo Crossword\n

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\nIn this library lingo crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 6 clues to determine the 6 literary genre names that complete the word puzzle.\n
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\nSilent Movie\n

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\nStudents examine the impact of movies and television. For this communication lesson, students share filmstrips that lack sound and determine the genre of the segments. Students discuss popular movies and television shows from different...\n
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\nYou Think You Have Problems: Perspective in Multi-Genre Literature\n

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\nYoung scholars are asked to reflect on how personal experiences might influence points of view and perspectives. They read poems and biographies of the poets and then match the poem to the poet. To justify their matches, learners...\n
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\nTales of the Supernatural\n

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\nStudents explore the origins and development of a literary genre. They investigate how shared imaginative concerns link the members of a literary period and compare works of literature from different eras.\n
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\nReading Genres Fortune Teller\n

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\nIn this reading genres fortune teller, students remember all the reading genres by making a fortune teller. Students use the pattern (on another page) to fold the movable flaps. The directions for the game are provided.\n
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\nComics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Genre Study\n

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\nLearners explore a variety of comic strips, discuss components of comic strips, and examine conventions of comic strips. They apply what they have learned about comics by creating their own comic.\n
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\nDrama Genre Focus Lesson\n

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\nLearners examine the elements of drama to develop an appreciation and understanding of the genre. In this lesson plan students read, analyze, discuss, and review a dramatic selection.\n
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\nNonfiction: Genre Focus Lesson\n

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\nStudents explore works of nonfiction. In this nonfiction genre focus lesson, students activate prior knowledge of nonfiction, identify the types of narrative and informative nonfiction, and analyze a word of nonfiction.\n
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\nReading Check List: How many things can you read?\n

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\nDiversify your young readers' at-home reading habits with this activity. This handout consists of a list of 24 different types of reading materials from newspapers and how-to books to science fiction and poetry. The goal is for students...\n
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\nAcademic Vocabulary\n

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\nArm your writers with an arsenal of literary terms. With definitions of everything from plot structure and figurative language to point-of-view and types of irony, learners will gain an understanding of elements in stories and be able to...\n
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\nA \"How To\" Project in the Science Fiction Genre\n

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\nYou can have students use science fiction elements to create a \"How To\" brochure that can stir the imagination.\n
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