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Third graders explore genre characteristics. For this genre literacy lesson, 3rd graders listen to a variety of fiction stories and classify them according to genre. Students identify common features in each genre and complete a chart by marking these traits after reading each of six stories.

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story structure, stories, folktales, genres

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folktales, genres, identifying story traits, story structure, english language arts
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Grade
3rd
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English Language Arts
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Duration
3 days

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