C. Identify, read, and construct meaning from a variety of literary genres while reading literary/recreational texts (SAT 10) Identify characteristics of a variety of genres.

Genre Study: A Collaborative Approach
In this lesson students will identify different literary genres, do a book study, and complete a book report.

Using Graphic Organizers to Generate Genre Definitions
Students use graphic organizers to form definitions of a variety of story types including fables, fairy tales, folktales, legends, myths, and tall tales.

Chapter Books
With a single copy of a novel you can provide your students with some great learning experiences.

Fiction Lesson Plans
Stories from fiction anthology series Girls to the Rescue and Newfangled Fairy Tales. 
 

Once Upon A Time: Lessons for Teaching About Fables, Fairy Tales, Folktales, Legends, Myths, Tall Tales:  Fables, fairy tales, folktales, legends, myths, and tall tales -- six literary genres that engage student interest -- can be used in the classroom to inspire creative thinking and writing.

Story Arts Theater:  Students can select stories to listen to.

Mem Fox Reads Aloud:  This is the official site for Mem Fox, author of Koala Lou. Listen to an audio file to hear Mem Fox read "Koala Lou" to you.

Kids@Random House:  Favorite fiction characters come alive with these on-line activities.

Shy Poem:  Poetry genre, prompts about feelings

25 Ideas to Motivate Young Readers!  Ideas include musical books, a scavenger hunt, and Name That Book!

Giggle Poetry:  A website with lots of poems

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

E/B: Identify title pages, chapter headings, and illustrations with gestures (i.e. pointing) or simple spoken words or phrases.
E/B: Identify characters and setting nonverbally (i.e.gestures, pictures, charts, graphic organizers) or with simple spoken words or phrases.
E/B: Follow one-step written instructions with some assistance and one-to-two-step oral instructions.

E/B: Create a pictorial main idea diagram as you verbalize the parts. Draw the diagram both ways, with the details "adding up" to the main idea and vice versa. Have students point to the main idea in both diagrams; D, E: Have small groups review a topic they've learned in class (i.e. Community workers). Model creating a main idea diagram for one of the workers. Then have students make a main idea diagram about another worker. Invite groups to share their diagrams with the class.
E/B: Identify title pages, chapter headings, and illustrations with gestures (i.e. pointing) or simple spoken words, phrases or sentences; D: Use features of text, including table of contents, chapter headings, and index, to locate most information in text; E: Use features of text, including table of contents, chapter headings, glossary, and index, to locate information in text.
E/B: Identify the main events and some details in an informational text and express with simple spoken or written sentences; D: Identify the main events and some details in an informational text and express with simple spoken and written sentences; E: Identify the main idea and most of its supporting details in an informational text.
E/B: Use prior knowledge of given topic to enhance understanding of reading material that is illustratively supported and express with simple spoken or written sentences; D: Use prior knowledge of given topic to enhance understanding of reading material and express with simple spoken and written sentences.
E/B: Identify setting and main characters from simple, illustratively supported literature and express with simple spoken or written sentences; D: Identify setting, main characters, main events, and conflicts and express with simple spoken and written sentences; E: Understand significant information in text that includes setting, characters, main events, and conflicts.
E/B: Follow one-to-two-step oral or written instructions; D: Follow two-to-three-step written instructions; E: Follow most multi-step oral and written instructions with minimal assistance.
E: Make and confirm predictions about content presented in a text.
 

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