Literature: Genres
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| Literature: Genres |
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Description:
| Learn about the genres of literature. These sites are about the many different genres: fantasy, historical, realistic, science fiction, biography, reference, reporting, folk tales, plays, and poetry. Some sites have recommended reading lists. Included are eThemes resources covering the various genres. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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Resource Links:
| Scholastic: Choosing Books for Your Advanced Reader
This site gives advice to parents of children who are advanced readers. Scroll down to a link to "Newberry Awards" and see the award winning books.
Scholastic: Unit Plan Title: Once Upon a Genre
This unit lesson plan for teaching about different genres is suitable for grades 3-5.
ABC Teach: Genre Labels
Students can use these one-page PDF files that have colored genre labels.
Scholastic: Avi's Classroom Activity
Here is an activity students can use to explore different genres.
eThemes Resource: Literature: Cinderella Stories
Read online Cinderella stories from around the world. Includes the Chinese, Romanian, English, Scottish, and Native American versions. There are handouts and lesson plans for studying Cinderella tales and comparing the similarities and differences of each.
eThemes Resource: Folktales: Tall Tales
This is a collection of literature sites with online tall tales from America. Includes tall tales and information about Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett, John Henry, and Slue-Foot Sue. Learn what tall tales are and their common characteristics.
eThemes Resource: Science: Science Fiction
Learn about science fiction and the real science behind it. Find out how fiction follows a scientific thought and creates a future that sometimes becomes a reality. Learn what the fiction and facts are today. Discover the science of cryonics, the laws of thermodynamics, warp and FTL (Faster Than Light) drives, artificial gravity, holograms, and more. Learn about the bad and good science in novels and movies. Includes lists of top classic movies, suggested sci-fi literature, lesson plans, and more.
eThemes Resource: Writing: Science Fiction and Fantasy for Elementary Students
These sites are about the genre of science fiction writing. Includes reading lists of recommended books for children.
eThemes Resource: Writing: Mysteries
These sites are about the genre of mysteries. Includes activities for writing mystery stories and samples of stories written by students.
eThemes Resource: Writing: Historical Fiction
Learn more about the genre of historical fiction. There are definitions and listings of recommended children's books, plus lesson plans and classroom activities.
eThemes Resource: Writing: Realistic Fiction
Learn about realistic fiction, a genre of writing that has situations that could occur in real life. These sites include lists of books that fit into this category and a list of realistic fiction authors. There are also writing prompts to help students write their own realistic fiction stories.
eThemes Resource: Writing: Poetry for Elementary Students
These sites provide examples of different forms of poetry written for kids. Includes haiku, acrostic, concrete, limerick, free verse, couplet, and cinquain. Students can read the examples and then create their own original poetry.
eThemes Resource: Literature: Recommended for Elementary Students
This resource is a compilation of booklist web sites for elementary school students. The lists were compiled by teachers, librarians, and students. Some of the lists are divided by grade level, readability, or genre.
eThemes Resource: Performing Arts: Drama
These sites explore the theater and acting. There are several ideas for using plays and acting in the classroom. Learn about the history of the theater and common theater terminology. Includes warm-up activities and scripts to use in the classroom.
eThemes Resource: Literature: Mystery Books
Read all about different mystery books and their authors. Books include "Who Stole the Wizard of Oz," "Encyclopedia Brown," the "Cam Jensen Mystery" series, "The Hardy Boys," "Nancy Drew", and "Bunniculla." Includes classroom activity ideas and some interactive quizzes.
eThemes Resource: Writing: Newspaper Articles
These sites have tips for writing newspaper stories. Learn how to write using an inverted pyramid and answer the questions of who, what, when, where, why, and how. Includes information about headlines, leads, and story angles.
eThemes Resource: Writing: Biographies
These sites offer tips for writing biographies. There are lesson plans, helpful handouts, rubrics, and examples of biographies written by elementary students. Includes a video about the writing process.
eThemes Resource: Reference Resources Online
These sites include online dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, telephone directories, and Internet searches to locate information. Also learn about primary sources and where to find them.
eThemes Resource: Literature Awards: Mark Twain Award Nominees 2005-2006
These sites are about the Mark Twain Award nominees for 2005-2006. Includes biographies for the authors, plus some book excerpts, reviews, and activities.
eThemes Resource: Writing: Purpose
These sites are about persuasive, narrative, and expository writing and why authors write. Includes examples of how to write in these different styles and graphic organizers to help students arrange their thoughts. Read author biographies about their writing and where they get inspiration from.
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Education Standards:
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DE Standards:
2.4a.1, 4.2b.1.a, 4.2b.1.b, 4.2b.1.c, 4.2b.2, 2.4a.1, 4.2b.1.a, 4.2b.1.b, 4.2b.1.c, 4.2b.2, 2.4a.1, 4.2b.1.a, 4.2b.1.b, 4.2b.1.c, 4.2b.2, 4.2b.1.a, 4.2b.1.b, 4.2b.1.c, 4.2b.2
NV Standards:
3.3.7, 3.4.7, 3.5.7, 3.6.7
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