Distinguish among various literary genres (e.g., poetry, drama, letters, ads, historical fiction, biographies, autobiographies). SPI 0501.8.3

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1. Analyzing Poetry Tips - The elements of analyzing poetry listed at this site will help you identify the meaning through its parts and give a sense of interpreting a poem.
2. Cavalier Poetry and Drama - introduction to the literary movement that flourished from 1625 to 1649
3. The Difference between a story and a play - [designed for grade 3] visual graph displaying the differences
4. The difference between nonfiction and fiction - a ThinkQuest entry designed by students
5. Elements of Drama - A graphic organizer to fill in the elements of a drama
6. Folk Tales - [designed for grade 3] learn to recognize the features of folk tales
7. Genre, audience and purpose - How to be clear bout the type of writing you are working towards.
8. Genre Definitions - a list of genres appropriate for K-12 and their definitions.
9. Genre Lessons - A list of lessons that teach genre writing.
10. Gothic, Novel, and Romance: Brief Definitions - explanations and examples of these types of literature.
11. Literature as a Jumping Off Point for Nonfiction Inquiry - lesson plan - invite students to read across genres and content areas, a practice that often leads to varied forms of writing
12. An Overview of Poetry - a comprehensive show on the topic of rhythm and rhyme
13. Poetic Devices - a classroom sign about the forms of poetic devices
14. Poetry Co-op - lesson plan - cooperative learning groups and poetry
15. Poetry General Knowledge Quiz - ten multiple-choice questions
16. Poetry - How To Read a Poem - A short list of tips that will make it a whole lot more enjoyable.
17. Poetry Interpretation and Figurative Language - Lesson plan; In this poetry unit students read, analyze, and compare poetry.
18. Poetry Writing Practice - worksheet on forms of language
19. Select List of Literary Genres - A guide for students.
20. The Short Story: Read to Write - lesson and activities
21. Understanding and Writing Poetry - lesson plan; Students will develop an understanding of poetry by reading poems by others and then writing poems themselves.
22. Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing - lesson plan - students will create a working definition of multigenre. Then, using that knowledge, they will work together to create their own multigenre piece about winter, using Snowflake Bentley as a model.
23. You Can Read a Poem - Resource for the Teacher: Elaborated Guidelines; what to look for and how to look for it.
24. What is Poetry? - in-depth analysis of poetry in its various formats
25. The Works of Robert Herrick - poems to be read online
26. Writing genres - A list of many different forms of writing, and methods of teaching genre writing.

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