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Genre Types Lesson Plans
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Students examine the different strategies that could be used to determine what genre something is. In this reading comprehension lesson, students learn that knowing the genre type can sometimes help their comprehension. Students complete a worksheet to help build their new knowledge.
Students explore genre. In this genre lesson, students use the scholastic catalog to view different genres. Students label the genres on the catalog. Students write their own book description and have others guess the genre.
Students classify folk life traditions into folk genres. They create folk genre museums by laying down their images or postcards wherever they see a relationship. They give each an image to examine in depth and decide which folk genre it represents.
Third graders learn to identify different types of literature genres. For this genre lesson, 3rd graders complete pre and post- assessment, conduct a genre research activity, and complete the associated worksheets.
Students differentiate the various genres in the visual arts, particularly in Western painting. They view and discuss, in small groups, paintings published on the National Galleries website. Then each student individually identifies genres of paintings in an online exercise.
Students examine different genres of books. In this book genre lesson, students use readings from their science studies. Students see that different subject areas can be a part of multiple genres. Students explore the different ways each genre begins and create a chart using this information.
Students identify and interpret that there are different kinds of writing and that subject area content can be found in any genre. They discover that the different genres can be found by their characteristics. Students also create a class flap book designing the layout of their page and listing five of their best sentences on cards to paste in the book.
Investigate children's literature by utilizing a T-chart to identify genres through primary sources. Young readers will explore the differences between classic literature such as The Secret Garden and Harry Potter to identify their genre. They will create a T-chart in order to examine the different stories side by side.
Students recognize various genres. In this literacy lesson, students use a Circle Map to record characteristics of each genre. Students match genres to definitions on a handout.
Learners research the work of U.S. Post-expressionist painter and printmaker George Bellows. They examine the meaning of Genre painting and create an original painting of a sports figure in motion using the style of George Bellows.
