Exploring Google Slides Genres

The video tutorial introduces students to three literary genres: historical fiction, informational texts, and biographies. It explains the characteristics of each genre and provides examples to help students identify them. The teacher guides students through a series of books, asking them to categorize each one based on its genre. The lesson emphasizes the importance of understanding the setting, characters, and purpose of a book to determine its genre.

What is the primary setting for historical fiction?

• Future scenarios

• Present day

• Past historical settings

• Imaginary worlds

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What type of information does a biography provide?

• Instructions and guides

• Facts about a person's life

• Data about planets

• Fictional stories

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which genre does 'The Children's Atlas' belong to?

• Biography

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Informational

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What genre is the book 'Abby Wombach' classified under?

• Biography

• Historical Fiction

• Informational

• Fantasy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the 'Animal Encyclopedia' categorized as?

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction

• Biography

• Informational

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which genre does 'Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.' fit into?

• Informational

• Biography

• Adventure

• Historical Fiction

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What genre is 'Number the Stars' classified as?

• Informational

• Historical Fiction

• Drama

• Biography

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The book 'Who Was Amelia Earhart' belongs to which genre?

• Biography

• Historical Fiction

• Informational

• Fantasy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What genre is 'Sarah, Plain and Tall'?

• Historical Fiction

• Romance

• Biography

• Informational

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which category does 'The Little House on the Prairie' fall into?

• Biography

• Historical Fiction

• Informational

• Thriller

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9