Genre Speed

Dating
Standards for the 21st Century Learner Goals
Grade:
Library Context:

Standard:
4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

Fixed
Flexible
Combination
Individualized
Instruction
Stand Alone
Lesson

Benchmark(s):
4.1.3 Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas
in various formats and genres.
4.1.5 Connect ideas to own interests and previous
knowledge and experience.
Dispositions Indicator(s):
4.2.4 Show an appreciation for literature by electing to read
for pleasure and expressing an interest in various literary
genres.

Lesson in a Unit
Multiple Lessons
in a Unit

Collaboration
Continuum:

Responsibilities Indicator(s):
4.3.3 Seek opportunities for pursuing personal and aesthetic
growth.

None
Limited
Moderate
Intensive

Content
Topic:
Genre Studies

Estimated
Lesson
50 Minutes

Self-Assessment Strategies Indicator(s):

4.4.1 Identify own areas of interest.
4.4.6 Evaluate own ability to select resources that are
engaging and appropriate for personal interests and needs.

Scenario:
We will begin with an brief overview of the difference
between fiction and non-fiction, prevalent characteristics of
each genre. Students will interact with various books from a
variety of genres and using the library catalog create a list of
Connection to Local or State Standards:
(List here relevant content, information literacy and technology standards)

Overview:
Students will participate in a musical chairs version of genre dating. They will
move from table to table and interact with various books in a variety of genres
including but not limited to: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction,
Realistic Fiction, Mystery. Students will create a list in the library catalog from
Final Product:
An in catalog wish list of various books across fiction genres.
Library Lesson(s):
Learning about various genres and developing a sense of what they have to offer.
Also fostering an interest in particular genres of literature.
Assessment
Product:
Destiny wish list.
Process:
Students will be given an iPad to carry from reading station to station where
they will drag and drop various books that they engage with in the genre
dating to a wish list that is populated through destiny. We will practice logging
into destiny and they will be instructed on how to populate the wish list.

Instructional Plan
Resources Students will Use:

Books
iPads
Destiny Quest

Instruction/Activities
Direct Instruction:
Students will be instructed on how to log into Destiny Quest. We will discuss the
differences between fiction and non-fiction and the elements that make up the
various genres that were selected for the lesson. Students will be informed of how
to
move from
stationPractice:
to station.
Modeling
and Guided
Using the laptop and the overhead I will model how to create the wish list on
Destiny.
Independent Practice:
Students will go on to make their own wish list throughout the lesson.

Sharing and Reflecting:

At the end we will come together as a group to discuss what we liked and didnt
like about the various genres and books we looked at independently.
CC.6.RL.9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or
genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and
fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar