LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.

Objective 1.06

Identify characteristics of various genres.

Resources aligned to this objective

Snowflake Bentley - the Book and More
By using the picture book, Snowflake Bentley, students are introduced to the Caldecott Award and exposed to an interesting biography.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills and English Language Arts)
By Cherl Hollada, Libby Morrison, and Susan Pope.
Guess The Genre!
Students apply knowledge of genres to identify different genres from "reading-alouds of excerpts" from selected books representing different genres.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills)
By Ann Jenkins.
Spring Cinquain Poems
Students will review parts of speech by learning what a cinquain poem is and then writing and typing a Spring cinquain.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Jennifer Williams.
Visualizations: Black poet, Langston Hughes
Third grade or fourth grade students will have an opportunity to read and appreciate selected poetry of the African-American poet, Langston Hughes.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
By Floanna Long.