Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes
With such a large number of different genres, it can be difficult for students to learn and remember the corresponding purposes, structures and language features for each one. Use this extensive genre-specific collection to assist your students when working with the different characteristics, structures and purposes.
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Guess That Genre! - Literary Genre Game
A board game to practice identifying different fictional genres.
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Text Structures Sorting Activity
A set of 24 text structure cards to use in a sorting or scoot activity.
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Text Structure Sorting Cards
A set of 24 sorting cards to practice identifying different text structures.
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Text Features Worksheet
A worksheet to record different text features found in a piece of text.
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Brilliant, Brave Minds – Comprehension Task
An article and comprehension task celebrating women and Women's History Month.
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Fact or Opinion? - Activity Cards
A set of 18 activity cards to practice distinguishing between fact and opinion statements.
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Sound Devices PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching sound devices to your students.
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Understanding Sequence - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students about the sequence text structure.
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Poetry Task Cards
A set of 20 task cards to practice different elements of peotry.
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Nonfiction Text Features: Match It Up!
A set of 36 match-up cards to practice identifying nonfiction text features.
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A Thinker Like Me Poem - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a poem about a thinker.
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Species Snapshot: Naked Mole Rat – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about the naked mole rat.
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Drama Vocabulary Flash Cards
A set of 16 flash cards to practice defining the different elements of a drama.
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Fact and Opinion Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to practice identifying and writing facts and opinions.
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Fact vs. Opinion Sort
Practice differentiating between fact and opinion with this set of 24 sorting cards.
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Elements of Poetry PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching elements of poetry.
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Literary Genres Worksheet
A worksheet to practice identifying the characteristics found in different literary genres.
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Fictional Book Swap! - Genre Cards
A set of 12 cards to practice identifying fictional genres.
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What's Your Claim? Worksheet
Identify elements of an argumentative essay and write original claim sentences to support individual reasoning.
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Figurative Language Worksheet
A worksheet that can be used in multiple ways when teaching figurative language.
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Fact and Opinion Scoot Activity
A set of 20 fact and opinion task cards to use as a whole-class scoot activity.
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Argumentative Texts Worksheet
A worksheet for students to practice identifying a claim and supporting evidence in an argumentative text.
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Literary Genre Flash Cards
Practice identifying the different literary genres and their matching definitions with this set of 16 flash cards.
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Women In World War One – Comprehension Task
An article and comprehension task that celebrates women during World War 1.
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Back to School Today! Poem
A poem that explores the feelings students may experience when heading back to school after an extended break.
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Facts and Opinions Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer to practice writing facts and opinions.
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How to Wash Your Hands - Sequencing Cards
A set of 8 cards showing the steps for how to wash your hands properly
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Finding the Central Idea Worksheet
Read a short article, answer 10 comprehension questions, and use the gathered knowledge to write a central idea sentence about the text.
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What's the Genre? Task Cards
Identify literary genres through a set of 12 task cards with short text passages and multiple-choice questions.
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Argumentative Essays PowerPoint Presentation
Teach your students the basics of what makes a good argumentative essay through this downloadable PowerPoint presentation.
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Is It a Fact or an Opinion? - Worksheet
A worksheet to practice identifying facts and opinions.
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How to Make a PB and J Sandwich - Sequencing Cards
A set of 6 cards showing the steps to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.