Reading genres

Long time ago, back in ancient Greece, there are only two main literary genres that exist: tragedy and comedy. As time goes by, there are more genres in literature.

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Use this handy genre guide to teach students about 14 different genres!

I love encouraging my students to explore a variety of genres, but sometimes that means I need to explicitly teach them about the genres first! These free genre posters are the perfect way to do just that!

As adults, we often walk into a bookstore with a certain genre we are ready to peruse the aisles for in order to find our next read. Would your students be able to do the

Genres of books simply specify what categories or sub-categories does a book belong to. Here is the list of different genres of books with brief discriptions and examples.

2021 update: The poster has a fresh look, and I added a full size (8x11) poster of each genre separate from the one-pager. So you will get all 10 genres on 1 page, plus a different poster for each genre. I have also included a black/white/gray copy for those who do not want a color copy. The old one-pager is still in the file if you would like to continue to use it! This is a poster I created based on Beth Newingham's genre posters! I wanted my kids to have all the genres on one page in…

These puzzles are a fun, interactive genre activity that are great to use as part of a reading center, in guided reading groups, as an early finisher activity, or as independent practice! These 25 genre terms, student-friendly definitions, and images can also be found as part of the Genre Word Wall and are described in more detail in the Genre Anchor Charts & Student Notebook Sheets. Terms Included: Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Drama Autobiography Biography Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction…

Do you have students stuck in a rut when it comes to selecting books? We have found that teaching students to "read across the genres" helps with this! Welcome to our 'Genre Shop'! To introduce genre types and read encourage kiddos to 'read across the genres,' we set up a store of labels for each genre and set out books from each genre. Here's a bit about how we teach our Genre Unit! First, we make sure students know about and understand the different genres. The genres we study are…

Yes, it has it's own board on my Pinterest account. I used to be embarrassed by how fascinated and excited I was about classroom libraries. I paroused thrift stores, hit up retiring teachers, and planned my weekends around library book sales for months leading up to my first year in the classroom. By the time