Sophia Learning
Sophia: Historical Fiction
This slideshow lesson features the genre of historical fiction. It provides background information, common elements, literary examples, and practice. The practice consists of viewing pictures of Stonehenge and the Pyramids and thinking...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Action/adventure
This slideshow focuses on the genre of action/adventure; it provides background information, common elements, a list of pop culture movies (made from books), three famous literary examples, and an excerpt from a fourth with commentary.
George Mason University
American Women's Dime Novel Project
A product of a post-graduate dissertation, this project examines the genre of women's dime novels from 1870-1934. Includes a searchable catalogue of popular dime novels and authors, with links to e-books where they can be purchased....
Read Works
Read Works: Bridge to Terabithia 5th Grade Unit
A Grade 5 literature study unit for the novel "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson. The concepts covered include cause and effect, character, genre, plot, predicting, and theme.
BBC
Bbc: Who Was Sir Guy of Warwick?
Discusses Sir Guy of Warwick as part of a local history page provided by the BBC. Discusses the plot of the legend as well as its genre of Ancestral Romance.
Other
Penn. Department of Education:comparing and Contrasting Different Versions
Comparing and contrasting is a higher-level thinking skill promoted in the Common Core Standards leading to the ability to comprehend and analyze texts through various topics and genres. This lesson plan on Comparing and Contrasting...
Read Works
Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Science Fiction
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan in which students 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,...
Read Works
Urban Education: Exchange: Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Fantasy
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use the book Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg and fantasy texts from the classroom library to learn about the characteristics that define fantasy. Lesson includes direct...
Read Works
Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Realistic Fiction
[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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Personal Site: Travel Literature in the Medieval Period
A nice description of the literary genre known as "travel literature" as it was seen during the Middle Ages in Europe. The author notes that many times, medieval writers would make up exotic creatures to entertain their readers.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1885, King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard was the first English adventure novel set in Africa and was the first book in the Lost World literary...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: A Close Reading of Chaucer's 'The Merchant's Prologue and Tale'
This article introduces 'The Merchant's Prologue and Tale', exploring the way in which it combines literary genres and traditions, and refuses to give the reader a clear moral or message.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: In the Mirror of Genre
A teacher's research project page that explores his students' journal responses to various literary works. Basic and limited entries.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bees
In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about bees and the different techniques for handling them.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Reading and Analyzing Multigenre Texts
This lesson plan deals with the process of analyzing a variety of literary texts from poetry and letters to diary entries and works of fiction. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: The Leprechaun Companion
In this lesson, 5th graders will explain the meaning of a text and its genre, summarize it, and draw conclusions. They work with a book called The Leprechaun Companion which is a cross between informational and literary text.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Weaving the Multigenre Web
Students analyze the elements of a novel in many different genres and then hyperlink these pieces together on student-constructed Websites.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings
Teaching a book unit this year? It's a best practice to supplement book units with short passages from a variety of different genres. These 92 reading passages were handpicked by master teachers to supplement your book units. They...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Axle the Freeway Cat
In this online book from the International Children's Digital Library, a lonely cat meets a new friend in a traffic jam.
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central
A comprehensive site dedicated to the English sonnet. Site includes numerous pages grouped by country of origin and historic period. Also included is literary criticism of various sonnets and advice on how to write a sonnet. Click on the...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Finding Poetry in Prose Reading and Writing Love Poems
Contains plans for three lessons about love poetry that ask students to review the genre before writing their own. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...
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Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
This is the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators homepage. A great starting point for new writers interested in exploring this genre.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Essays and Research on the Renaissance
Use this comprehensive site to learn more about English Renaissance Literature. This site is a gold mine of information. It has several essays that illuminate this genre. Find out more about this period in literature through this...
Caro Clarke
Historical Fiction: Who Rules?
This is the fifteenth article in a series designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on the genre of historical fiction and the role of the author. Is the author a researcher or a story-teller?
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