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__Title__: Literature Genres

__Description__: The teacher will introduce and practice various types of Literature, focusing on different genres and their characteristics

__Duration__: 1 period (50 min.)

__Learning Objectives__: SWBAT define different genres of literature and use the characteristic features of each genre for organizing the classroom library

__Materials__: Books representing different genres, graphic organizers, portraits of the most famous writer/poet/journalist in these genres, rubrics for team-work evaluation, labels, paper for posters, markers, crates with books

__Step by Step Procedure__: The teacher will introduce the topic of the lesson and will share with the students what books she likes to read. The provided information will be written down on the board, and the students will be asked to organize the information to give a definition of these genres (each group will work on one of the genres) and create a poster. After this activity is finished (10 min), each group will present their poster and discuss it with the rest of the class (10 min.). The teacher will give each group a crate with books from the class library and will ask the students to label the books by the genres (20 min). The teams will demonstrate their selections and will explain their decisions by referring to the genres definitions created by the students. Their work will be self-evaluated using the rubric. The students will have to write a brief inventory of their own library and write at least 3-5 titles of the books belonging to different genres, or will have to go to their local library and give examples of the books belonging to different genres that can be found there.
 * __Mini-Lesson:__**
 * //Read-Aloud://** The teacher will read an excerpt from her favorite book, or the book she is reading currently.
 * //Modeling://** Then she will explain how she looks for the books to read, what strategies she uses in this search. Then she will ask the students about their favorite books and how they select their reading. She will introduce the idea of different genres in literature. After this, the teacher will brainstorm for the background knowledge on the genres and their characteristic features (5 min.).
 * __Do Now:__**
 * __Independent Cooperative Work:__**
 * __Closure and Assessment:__**
 * __Follow-up activities/Homework:__**

__Grade Level(s)__: 6-7

__Support Materials__: Work schedule of the local library, a template for the inventory

__Related Standards__: ELA2.06.RE1: Language for Literary Response and Expression

Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression. Performance Indicator ELA2.06.RE1.01: Students read, view, and interpret texts from a variety of genres.

The teacher will explain, paraphrase, or ask the students to describe in their own words such terms as: - Literature - Genre - Fiction - Drama - Poetry, etc.
 * __Differentiating Instruction:__**

The students will work in heterogeneous groups, with each member being assigned a definite role or area of expertise. ELA students will be assigned to use dictionaries to find genres definitions, SPED students, depending on the area of their needs, will assist in organizing the materials, labeling the books, and placing them under the corresponding genre. The evaluation will be based on the each participant’s effort, which will give students with different background equal possibilities to participate and chances to succeed.

The teacher will use the overhead projector to write down the brainstorming ideas. The portraits of the famous writers, poets, journalists, illustrations and/or photos, can be displayed on the monitor/SmartBoard using the Internet Resources.
 * __Use of Technology:__**


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 * **Multimedia Project : Organizing by Genres**

Teacher Name: **Mrs. Ashirova**

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Date Created: **Aug 20, 2007 10:40 am (CDT)** __Submitted By__: Tamara Ashirova, IS-778, Brooklyn, NY
 * CATEGORY || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Presentation || Well-organized by genres, clear explanations of the choice, demonstration of the samples || Fairly good organization that demonstrates the diversity of the classroom library genres || The team has to stick to the genres definitions and review their grouping the books by genres || The team didn't demonstrate and explain the library organization ||
 * Oral Presentation || Well-grounded, employing reasonable references to the genres definitions || Fairly smooth delivery, needs more clear grouping by genres || Delivery not smooth, but able to do some of the job successfully || Delivery not smooth, most of the books were not classified correctly ||
 * Workload || The workload is divided and shared equally by all team members. || The workload is divided and shared fairly by all team members, though workloads may vary from person to person. || The workload was divided, but one person in the group is viewed as not doing his/her fair share of the work. || The workload was not divided OR several people in the group are viewed as not doing their fair share of the work. ||