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Description: There are many different genres of literature. In this lesson you will explore and

analyze the different genres of literature.

Grade Level: 3-5

Keywords: enres "iterature

Author(s): Inma#ulada ar#$a %illas

There are many different genres of literature! &o many that one may get #onfused when trying to

learn them all on their own. 'ou will team up with a few of your fellow #lassmates to explore

the genres of literature and #reate a newspaper explaining the literature that you found for the

world to see!

'ou are a reporter and the (nited &tates of )meri#a needs you! 'ou ha*e been hired by the

president of the (nited &tates to help your fellow )meri#ans get the literature that they need!

The #ountry is in #haos! It is up to you and your #lassmates to team up and #reate a giantnewspaper. 'our newspaper needs to in#lude+

• ,ame

• eadline+ ) short attention getting statement about the literature.

• ateline+ The date the literature was written.

• /olume I Issue I

• 0age numbers

• 1yline+ roup member2s name who #hose the literature on ea#h pie#e of literature

#hosen

• ne poem with related pi#ture

• ne realisti# fi#tion arti#le with related pi#ture


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• ne fol4 tale with related pi#ture

• ne biography with related pi#ture

• ) refle#tion of ea#h pie#e of literature #hosen answering uestions on the pie#e.

The refle#tion will also be a part of the newspaper.6

&tep 7I will organize students into groups 89 students per group: and gi*e ea#h student a taskchecklist. 'ou will #he#4 off ea#h tas4 after you ha*e #ompleted it.

&tep ;I will assign ea#h group to a #omputer. o not use or tou#h any #omputer that you are notassigned.

&tep 3

?hoose the passage that you would li4e to use in your newspaper and raise your hand for my

assistan#e with printing.

&tep @,ow that your arti#le has been #hosen and printed it is time to #omplete the refle#tion portion ofthe newspaper. In your refle#tionbe sure to...

7. Explain and dis#uss why you #hose that spe#ifi# arti#le.

;. Explain and dis#uss how you 4now that the arti#le is a poem ad*enture biography orfol4 tale.

3. Explain and dis#uss your thoughts about the arti#le.


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'our refle#tion should be no longer than one page and no shorter than one half of a page.

&tep A?he#4 the writing of your refle#tion with the proo"readin# checklist. ) lin4 to this #he#4list ispro*ided below.

&tep 7Bn#e everyone in your group has #ompleted the first nine tas4s gather your arti#le and refle#tionandraise your hand. I will supply your group with a poster glue and s#issors to ma4e yournewspaper.

&tep 77Chile waiting for my assistan#e dis#uss and #hoose as a group the ,ame of your ,ewspaper.8ex. %iss reen2s ?lass ,ews or elping ur ,ation:

&tep 7;

It2s time to begin putting your newspaper together! rganize your wor4 as so+ the wor4 of thepoem spe#ialist will be on the first page the se#ond page belong to the biography expert thethird page will belong to the realisti# fi#tion de*eloper and the fourth page will belong to the fol4tale master. %a4e sure that your page has+

• 0age number

• ateline

•

'our arti#le and refle#tion has a byline

• /olume I Issue I

• 'our arti#le and refle#tion has a heading


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Accuracy id not followdire#tions.%issing parts ofnewspaper.


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newly learned s4ills #oupled with your ability to identify and use the different parts of anewspaper enabled you to #reate your own newspaper and assist the (& in their time of need.,ow that you ha*e #reated your newspaper and aided the world you will ha*e the opportunity topresent your newspaper to the #lass and you will be able to wat#h them present theirs as well!

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