Genre+Lesson

Genre Lesson 1. Using the Internet Public Library for Kids site on Destiny look up the word genre in the 2nd dictionary listed. 2. WWWebster Dictionary                 . Select definition number 2. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_______________________________________ 3. Look at this list. Match the genres to the definitions.
 * _____ biography
 * _____ autobiography
 * _____ poetry
 * _____ historical fiction
 * _____ science fiction
 * _____ realistic fiction
 * _____ fairy tales
 * _____ nonfiction


 * 1) Happy Ending
 * 2) Informational
 * 3) True story someone writes about himself/herself
 * 4) Writing that has rhythm or rhyme and stirs feelings
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Make-believe story that includes some facts from history
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">True story written about someone
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Make-believe story with some real science ideas included
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A make-believe story that could be true.

4. Go to the <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Genre Definitions website on Destiny to see other genres. Select one. 5. Go to the catalog on Destiny and look up that genre using a keyword search. Find a book from that genre and write down the title, author and call number (the information to find the book on the shelf.) 6. Go find the book and look through it. Fill in this information:

Your name: ___________________________________________________________

Write down the title, author, city of publication, publisher and copyright of the book.

What genre is it from and what are the characteristics of that genre?

Can you find anything in the book to explain why it falls in that genre? (This is not a yes or no question!)