Genres Change but the Story Stays the Same
Presented by: April Yannarelli
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Description:
Students will explore the different genres and compare a movie and novel version of the same story.
Goals & Objectives:
Instructional Goals:
- Students will be able to understand that the same story can appear in different genres and that the stories may change based on the innate characteristics of those genres.
Learning Objectives:
- Students will compare a passage of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone book to a clip from the movie to find one similarity and difference between the two, as well as one group hypothesis about why movies and books differ.
Motivational Goals:
- Students will feel motivated to discuss the similarities in the genres because the story used is popular and the lesson has a visual element.
Materials:
See attached lesson plan in supporting files.
Procedures:
See attached lesson plan in supporting files.
Assessment:
See attached lesson plan in supporting files.
Supporting Files:
- Genres_Change.doc
complete lesson plan
- 663_lit_handout.doc
genre comparison worksheet
Standards:
National Information Literacy Standards (K-12)
Uses information accurately and creatively
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Integrates new information into one's own knowledge.
Strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.
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Devises strategies for revising, improving, and updating self-generated knowledge.
Recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society.
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Seeks information from diverse sources, contexts, disciplines, and cultures
- Subject: K-12: Language Arts
National Content Standards (K-12)
Writing
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Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
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Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing
Reading
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Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
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Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
Listening and Speaking
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Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes