Reading Genres Lesson Plans & Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

William & Mary

Inferential Reading Comprehension Considerations Packet

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

Don't forget to read between the lines! Educators learn tips and activities to help scholars learn to infer to increase reading comprehension. Activities suggested include think alouds, backwards words, and who's who. the packet includes...

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Read Write Think: A Genre Study of Letter With the Jolly Postman

For Teachers 2nd - 5th

In this lesson outline based on The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, young scholars learn about parts of a letter, the different genres of mail, and letter attributes by studying the letters included in the book.

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Read Works: Tossing Around Dodgeball

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares the pros and cons associated with the game of dodgeball. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Reading Within Genre [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

A series of three lesson plans and printable graphic organizers designed to help students find the key traits of the myth, fable, and fairy tale genres.

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Read Works: Change at the United Nations

For Teachers 3rd

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the United Nations and its leader Ban Ki-moon from South Korea. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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Read Works: Stop Bullying

For Teachers 3rd

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about bullying and how to stop it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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Read Works: Are Roller Coasters Safe?

For Teachers 3rd

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientists studying the safety of roller coasters. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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Read Works: Planet Y

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Zack who is traveling to a new planet with his family. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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Read Works: Genre 4th Grade Unit: Strategies for Identifying Genres

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] A instructional activity in which students use books from the classroom library to learn strategies that can be utilized to determine the genre of a book and to understand how knowing the genre before...

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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Genre Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards

This learning module features "genre" as the topic for PowerPoint presentations, lessons, and quizzes. Numerous projects with the "genre" theme are available for further exploration as opportunities for more in-depth investigations.

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E Reading Worksheets: Genre Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards

This learning module provides remediation with identifying genre of books and various texts. Practice with capitalizing nouns is provided with through worksheets, an online site, and a video tutorial. .

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Read Write Think: Comics in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

This lesson plan explores the use of comics in the classroom as a gateway to genre study. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

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Alex: Literary Genres: What Are They?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

During this lesson, students will be introduced to different literary genres. Once students become familiar with the different genres, they will decide which one they like to read best. They will also use their knowledge of genres to...

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Read Works: Fact and Opinion 3rd Grade Unit

For Teachers 3rd

[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-lesson unit on fact and opinion through which students learn how to identify facts and opinions in different fiction genres. Students also use non-fiction texts to identify and verify facts and...

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Read Write Think: What's in a Mystery? Exploring and Identifying Mystery Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

Contains plans for seven lessons that teach students about the plot structure, character, and setting of the mystery genre. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...

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Read Write Think: Genre Study Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

This lesson plan on genre study teaches writing within a genre as parting of a writing craft. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

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Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Science Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which young scholars use the book Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy by Jane Yolen to learn about the characteristics that define science fiction. Lesson includes direct teaching,...

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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Two Sides"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes promoting the love of reading, helping students understand different points of view, different genres in literature, and critical thinking skills....

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Urban Education: Exchange: Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Fantasy

For Teachers 3rd - 4th

[Free Registration/Login Required] A instructional activity in which young scholars use the book Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg and fantasy texts from the classroom library to learn about the characteristics that define fantasy. Lesson...

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Read Works: Genre 4th Grade Unit: Historical Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

[Free Registration/Login Required] A unit of instruction in which students use the book Meet Addy: An American Girl by Connie Porter to learn about the characteristics that define historical fiction. Lesson includes direct teaching,...

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Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Realistic Fiction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use the book Allie's Basketball Dream by Barbara E. Barber to learn about the characteristics that define realistic fiction. Lesson includes direct teaching, guided practice,...

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Read Write Think: Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

Using Snowflake Bentley as a model, students create a working definition of multigenre text and then use that definition to create their own multigenre piece about winter or another theme.

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Read Write Think: Zines for Kids Multigenre Texts About Media Icons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

Contains plans for nine lessons that ask students to create multigenre zines for popular culture figures that include letter, persuasive, narrative, acrostic poetry, comic, and biography/autobiography writing. To accomplish this,...

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Read Write Think: Write Talks: Students Discover Real Writers/audiences/purposes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

There's a world of writers out there, and in this lesson students discover them as they listen to presentations from local writers and learn about what, why, and how they write in their day-to-day lives.

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Inferential Reading Comprehension Considerations Packet

Read Write Think: A Genre Study of Letter With the Jolly Postman

Read Works: Tossing Around Dodgeball

Austin Independent School District: Reading Within Genre [Pdf]

Read Works: Change at the United Nations

Read Works: Stop Bullying

Read Works: Are Roller Coasters Safe?

Read Works: Planet Y

Read Works: Genre 4th Grade Unit: Strategies for Identifying Genres

E Reading Worksheets: Genre Activities

E Reading Worksheets: Genre Worksheets

Read Write Think: Comics in the Classroom

Alex: Literary Genres: What Are They?

Read Works: Fact and Opinion 3rd Grade Unit

Read Write Think: What's in a Mystery? Exploring and Identifying Mystery Elements

Read Write Think: Genre Study Lesson Plan

Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Science Fiction

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Two Sides"

Urban Education: Exchange: Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Fantasy

Read Works: Genre 4th Grade Unit: Historical Fiction

Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Realistic Fiction

Read Write Think: Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing

Read Write Think: Zines for Kids Multigenre Texts About Media Icons

Read Write Think: Write Talks: Students Discover Real Writers/audiences/purposes

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