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Genre Knowledge

Non-fiction, fiction and everything

in-between

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What is Genre Knowledge? Genre

Defined by the purpose of the text Though a single genre of literature may have multiple

purposes

Genre Knowledge Ones knowledge of the various genres

If Genre is just the purpose of text, than the

amount of genres is vast Some general genres we see every day Informational (newspaper, nutrition label on food),

advertisement (on T.V., in magazines), labels (printed onbasically everything we own), etc.

Information above is from Shedd, Meagan (2008). Concepts of Print and

Genre. Presentation for TE 301, East Lansing, Michigan

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What is Genre Knowledge?

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Genres seen in school are often muchdifferent than genres seen at home,though there is some overlap

As children develop there reading andwriting skills, they also develop their

knowledge of different genres throughreading, exposure and even writing

Information above is from Shedd, Meagan (2008). Concepts of Print

and Genre. Presentation for TE 301, East Lansing, Michigan

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Genre and Composition Learning how some genres are structured is

very important to writing progress in school

Personal narrative, non-fiction informative andargumentative essay are just a few genres thatstudents write over and over throughout theiryears at school

Teachers should teach how these different genresare brainstormed, structured and their purposeand should not assume that students know

Information above is from Shedd, Meagan (2008). Concepts of Print

and Genre. Presentation for TE 301, East Lansing, Michigan

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Genre and Comprehension Learning genres help students with

comprehension as well

If students know the structure of a particulargenre, they have a better understanding of whatis going to happen throughout the text

Students who had never read a fairy tale before

probably wouldnt know that they start once upona time and end happily ever after

Also, students who had never seen a line graphbefore, would have a tough time reading it

Information above is from Shedd, Meagan (2008). Concepts of Print

and Genre. Presentation for TE 301, East Lansing, Michigan

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Assessments and Activities When new genres are read aloud to the class,

the teacher should talk about the various

aspects (organization, purpose, content, etc.)of that particular genre Children can practice their knowledge of the genrejust read by writing one of their own, using theaspects outlined previously

Another fun activity is acting out a particular storyas a play Children experience the structure of the story first hand

as they act it out

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References Shedd, Meagan (2008). Concepts of Print and Genre.

Presentation for TE 301, East Lansing, Michigan