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Genre connections : lessons to launch literary and nonfiction texts / Tanny McGregor.

By:

McGregor, Tanny

Material type:

TextPublisher: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, 2013Description: xiii, 122 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780325033969
032503396X

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

LB 1575 .M34 2013

Contents:

Prologue: My first book -- A very good place to start -- Poetry: a match made in heaven -- Adventure and fantasy: beyond realistic fiction -- Historical fiction: the best of both worlds -- Drama: a tough act to follow -- Image reading: stop, look, and learn -- Biography, autobiography, and memoir: such is life -- Informational text: the need to know -- Epilogue: Only one bean.

Summary: McGregor presents a collection of ideas about how to launch genres, how to introduce your students to the personalities of each, and how to build a curiosity and appreciation for what each genre has to offer. Her lessons use everyday objects, works of art, music, and anchor charts to help readers get acquainted with seven commonly taught genres and to discover what makes them unique.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Storms Research Center Main Collection	LB 1575 .M34 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	98647979

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-115) and index.

McGregor presents a collection of ideas about how to launch genres, how to introduce your students to the personalities of each, and how to build a curiosity and appreciation for what each genre has to offer. Her lessons use everyday objects, works of art, music, and anchor charts to help readers get acquainted with seven commonly taught genres and to discover what makes them unique.

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