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LIT 371: Course Guide

Genre Activity

You have five picture books at your table, from the following genres:

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Historical Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Science Fiction
  • Traditional

Determine the genre of the picture book that you explored. Use the Genre Flowchart to help narrow it down and the Genre Information for detailed information on each!

Share with others at the table, and see if your group can figure out all of the books.

On the whiteboards: beside each genre, write at least TWO aspects from your book that especially shows why that genre best fits.

Example:

  • Fantasy: wizards casting magic, talking frogs

Discussion:

  • Is there any overlap between the genres?
  • Do any books have aspects of more than one genre?