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\nMelville’s Moby Dick: Shifts in Narrative Voice and Literary Genres\n

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\nA three-lesson unit module has readers of Moby Dick examine the narrative voice and dramatic perspective Herman Melville uses to contrast Ishmael and Captain Ahab. In addition, scholars analyze how the author incorporates various...\n
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\nGenre: Short Story\n

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\nDiscover the genre of short stories with sixth graders. They discuss the characteristics of short stories from the book America Street. Then, they compare and contrast movies and television shows and chart story characteristics....\n
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\nPortraits, Pears, And Perfect Landscapes: Investigating Genre in the Visual Arts\n

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\nDifferentiate between the various genres in the visual arts world, particularly in Western painting. Your class can view and discuss, in small groups, paintings published on the National Galleries website. Then each student individually...\n
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\nLiterature Genres\n

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\nBefore venturing into the library, review the different literature genres with this PowerPoint. Students are exposed to different genres, from fiction to biographies. Each section of this vibrant presentation includes examples for...\n
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\nStrategies for Identifying Genres\n

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\nExamine the different strategies that could be used to determine what genre something is with upper graders. They will learn that knowing the genre type can sometimes help their comprehension. They will also complete a worksheet to help...\n
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\nPortraits, Pears, and Perfect Landscapes: Investigating Genre in the Visual Arts\n

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\nStudents define genre in the visual arts, particularly in Western painting and explain the differences between subject and genre. The genre of a variety of works of art is identified.\n
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\nLiterary Genres in “Moby-Dick”\n

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\nMoby Dick is more than a whale of a tale narrated by Ishmael. A lesson studying Herman Melville's classic novel asks readers to examine the different genres the author weaves into his story. Instructors model how to conduct a stylistic...\n
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\nKnow Your Literature Genres\n

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\nOpen the library for young readers by introducing them to the main genres and sub-genres. A podcast and two presentations identify the characteristics of the different genres. Groups then sort through a box of books and, using evidence...\n
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\nJumping Genre Sports Scenes\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nLiterature Genres\n

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\nGenerate interest in genre by presenting a PowerPoint about different genres in literature. For each genre, there is a definition and several examples. Some examples are from popular or modern films. Ask pupils to take notes or...\n
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\nGenre Lesson: Poetry\n

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\nHook kids into a study on poetry elements by asking them to bring in the lyrics to their favorite song. Discuss the elements in one or two songs (preferably that demonstrate rhyme, figurative language, or a repeating phrase). Groups do...\n
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\nGenre\n

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\n In this genre study PowerPoint presentation, students read the definitions and characteristics of each literary genre. There are 17 genres that the PowerPoint presentation addresses, such as science fiction, tall tales and poetry.\n
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\nComparing and Contrasting: Seeing and Hearing Different Genres\n

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\nLet's compare and contrast! Scholars use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the experience of reading a poem and listening to its audio version. Next, they complete graphic organizers, comparing two different genres: a poem and a...\n
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\nGenre Lesson: Realistic Fiction\n

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\nAs scholars begin identifying stories as realistic fiction, its important they see many examples to solidify their concepts of this genre. Readers begin with a personal connection, thinking of television shows they like and determining...\n
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\nGenre and Subgenre Review\n

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\nIn this genre worksheet, students decide which genre and which subgenre the books that they are given are. Students complete this for 10 books total.\n
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\nGenre Lesson: What is a Mystery?\n

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\nStudents identify the characteristics of the genre of mystery.  In this genre lesson, students discover the elements of a mystery story and begin recording the elements on a class chart of the book entitled Two-Minute Mysteries: The...\n
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\nLiteracy Genres\n

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\nExpand on eager bookworms' independent reading by engaging them to define various genres of literature. Readers collaborate and use technology to find what goes into their assigned or previously read genres. Time is given for independent...\n
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\nLearning About Fiction Genres in the Elementary School Library\n

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\nTeaching about fiction genres can  be challenging. The lesson here, designed for library media specialists, offers a fun way to do it. In the lesson, learners visit the library and learn about the different types of fiction...\n
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\nGenre Lesson: Historical Fiction\n

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\nTake a trip through history with a lesson on historical fiction. With instructions for games, reading activities, and literary analysis assignments, this resource would be a great addition to any reading unit with a historical fiction...\n
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\nMovie Genres\n

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\nIn this grammar worksheet, students match twelve movie genres with their appropriate definitions and examples from two answer banks and then translate the titles into Chinese. Students answer six questions regarding personal movie...\n
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\nLiterature: What is it?\n

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\nEleven slides answer the question \"What is literature?\" with simple definitions and categories. Each genre of literature is briefly explained and split into subcategories. These bright, colorful slides work well to introduce literature...\n
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\nHS 204: Introduction to Literature: Poetry Section\n

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\nThis outline introduction for a college course covers the idea of humanities and various language forms and literature genres. Beginning with the human species and our influence on the world around us, take a very thorough look at the...\n
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\nCreate A Genre Crossword Puzzle\n

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\nIn this create a genre crossword puzzle activity, 8th graders make a puzzle on the grid provided, using 21 terms, then create clues for each term using a definition or an example;  grading rubric included.\n
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\nWhat is a mystery?\n

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\nWhat is a mystery? Learners complete an anagram worksheet to discover the mystery genre. First, they listen as the teacher reads from All About Mysteries and notes defining words on the board. Then they read a mystery and examine it for...\n
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