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- Comics in the classroom as an introduction to genre study
- In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore a variety of comic strips and discuss the different components and conventions of them. Teachers of reading and writing always look for new and engaging texts to use in the classroom. An often-overlooked genre... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Everyone loves a mystery: A genre study
- In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students examine story elements and vocabulary associated with mystery stories. First, students complete Internet activities designed to increase exposure to and appreciation of the mystery genre. Students then create... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Expository escapade-Detective's handbook
- This lesson that combines the reading of detective fiction with written expository analysis also provides students with a scaffold for analyzing the elements that comprise the genre, while strengthening students’ critical thinking skills through the practices... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Fairy tale autobiographies
- In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students will work in groups to read and analyze fairy tales, brainstorm for events in their lives that could be changed into fairy tales, and develop setting, characters, and plot for their fairy tale. Students will... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Finding the science behind science fiction through paired readings
- Students explore the science fiction genre in this lesson that challenges them to evaluate the accuracy of the scientific elements included in the plot. After activating prior knowledge about the science fiction genre, students compare this genre with others... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- A genre study of letters with "The Jolly Postman"
- In this ReadWriteThink lesson, The Jolly Postman is used as an authentic example to discuss letter writing as a genre. Students explore the letters to the storybook characters delivered by The Jolly Postman They then learn how... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Genre study: A collaborative approach
- In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students experience and develop interest in literature, which includes multicultural, gender, and ethnic diversity. After identifying literary elements, students improve comprehension by interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing,... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Imagine that! Playing with genre through newspapers and short stories
- This ReadWriteThink lesson uses narrative structures to introduce students to one form of expository writing-news briefs and articles. By condensing a short story into a newspaper article and expanding an article into a short story, students will explore... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Opening the door for reading: Sharing favorite texts to build community
- This lesson focuses on building classroom community by sharing favorite texts with one another. Prior to the first day of school, the teacher decorates the classroom door with symbols related to books or genres that will be studied over the course of the... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Reading and analyzing multigenre texts
- Teachers use Black and White by David Macaulay or another similar text to introduce multigenre literature. Afer reading the text, students work in small groups to consider all the connections Macaulay makes in the book and... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Traveling the road to freedom through research and historical fiction
- Students learn about and discuss slavery and the Underground Railroad in this lesson that explores historical fiction and webquests. Once students have brainstormed characteristics of historical fiction, the teacher reviews characterization and explains... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Using "Snowflake Bentley" as a framing text for multigenre writing
- Students work together to create their own multi-genre piece about winter, using Snowflake Bentley as a model. After students participate in a brainstorming activity about winter and books they have read about snow, they categorize... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
