Building GENRE knowledge

Middle School 217

Reading WorkshopMs. Hoffman, Literacy Coach

What does the word GENRE mean?

Turn and talk to your partner

Defining GENRE The word GENRE refers to a particular type or kind of literature.

How many genres do you KNOW? How many genres have you READ?

Building Our GENRE Knowledge

OBJECTIVE:

What is NON-FICTION?

OBJECTIVE:

What is FICTION?

NON-FICTION Includes all fact-based text EXAMPLES:

Science History Health Art

textbooks magazines self help how to

journals interviews first-person accounts

artist biographies

manuals newspaper

articles

diseases

symptoms

cures

art history

FICTIONIncludes all texts that are non-factual, products of the imaginationExamples:Fairy talesAdventureFolktales and legendsScience fictionRealistic fictionHistorical fictionHorrorMystery … TO NAME A FEW

Name some works of FICTION that you’ve read

Name some works of NON-FICTION that you’ve read

Let’s do a GENRE sort With a partner, look at all the titles of the books on your

table Make 2 piles: Which ones are fiction? ONE PILE

Which ones are non-fiction? ANOTHER PILE Read the back covers to help you make a decision Now, with your partner, decide what specific genre each

text represents Check by opening up the book and looking at the text

features Reach consensus with your partner for each book

Genre hyperlink

Review genre characteristicsfrom Scholastic.com

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