Welcome to the Genre Games. Each class we will explore a different genre by using the databases and search engines--World Book, Gale, and NetTrekker--to play a game on Quia. We will also learn how to use NoodleTools to take notes and to cite our sources so we can be efficient and ethical users of information.
These games are available to you outside of the school building so I hope you take advantage of them and play them often. Learning about the genres of literature helps us to broaden our reading selection and research shows that the more widely one reads, the better one is at writing, other subjects in school and making conversation.
Let the Genre Games begin! Mrs. Hellwege, your school librarian
Day 1-Science Fiction-World Book and Quia
Day 2-Fantasy Fiction-web sites and Quia
Day 3-Mystery Fiction-World Book and Gale databases and Quia
Day 4-Contemporary and Historical Realistic Fiction-World Book and Internet sites
Day 5-Mythology-Gale Kids InfoBits and NoodleTools
Day 6-Informational Text (Biography, Periodicals, and Newspapers)-Gale, World Book and NoodleTools: 1. Search Gale Kids InfoBits for "periodicals". Read paragraph #1 together in class.
2. Cite this source and create a note card entitled "Periodical". Record at least ONE fact.
3. Search World Book for "biography". Read the first paragraph together in class.
4. Cite this source and create a note card entitled "Biography", Record TWO facts.
5. Search World Book for "newspaper". Read the first two paragraphs together in class.
6. Cite this source and create a note card entitled "Newspaper". Record THREE facts.
7. Summarize what you learned today in exactly 20 words (gist strategy).
7. Play one of the Genre Review games.
Day 7--Play one of the Genre Review games, then take the Summative Genre Quiz.
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