Identifying the Genre of a Story Worksheet

Identifying the Genre of a Story introduces genre as a way to group texts by form, purpose, and typical features. Learners examine sample covers and connect each one to a label such as poetry, fantasy, nonfiction, mythology, history, realistic fiction, drama, mystery, fable, or fairy tale. Teacher support is explicitly invited in the directions, making the task suitable for guided discussion of visual and title clues. A completed second page supplies the intended matches for review.

Grades: K–3
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Jul 11, 2021

Subject: Reading, ELA
Topic: Genres, Genres Worksheets
Resource types: Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

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This worksheet is a great way for students to learn about different genres of stories. They can match the book cover to the genre to help them understand. This is a great resource for teachers who want to help their students learn more about different genres.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Distinguish major literary and informational genres
Use cover clues to predict a text type
Explain why a title or image suggests a particular genre

Teaching tips

Review one defining feature of each genre before beginning the matches.
Treat ambiguous covers as discussion opportunities and ask which clue is strongest.

Skills covered

Genre recognition
Cover-clue interpretation
Text-type classification

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Core concepts

Literary genres
Informational genres
Book covers

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