Reading Genres

General

Name That Genre

http://www.ccsd.edu/link/LMS/genre.htm

Definition of each genre, examples of books and interactive quiz.

ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Genre Study

www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=270

Includes Genre Characteristics Handout, Bookmarks and Book List

The Genres of Children’s Books and Children’s Literature
http://www.bsu.edu/classes/vancamp/genres.html

This Ball State University page defines genres of children’s literature in more detail.

Genre Definitions

http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/genres.htm

Recommended Literature: K-12 Literary Genres

www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/

California's Department of Eduation website includes a search list of recommended books by genre and grade levels as well as definitions of literacy genres.

Folktales/Fairy Tales

Fables

Folktale Unit Lesson Plan from A to Z Teacher Stuff

http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/4042.shtml

Folk and Fairy Tales, Tongue in Cheek - Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/fairytongueincheek.html

Sur LaLune Fairy Tales: An Introduction to Fairy Tale Studies

http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/introduction/index.html

Ten Characters from American Folklore

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/02/lp279-04.shtml

Historical Fiction

NEA: Timeline of Historical Ficton http://www.nea.org/lessons/tt070219.html

ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Looking for the History in Historical Fiction: An Epidemic for Reading http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=404

Mysteries

Kids Love a Mystery.com

http://www.kidsloveamystery.com/

Mysteries and Children's Literature - Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/mysteries.html

ReadWriteThink Lesson: Everyone Loves a Mystery: Genre Study

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view_printer_friendly.asp?id=796

Poetry

Forms of Poetry for Children http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm

Poetry Website List - Children's from Dr. Brodie's Workshop

Poetry Break! http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/poetry/poetry.htm