Genres are like Netflix categories for books—labels that help us find what scratches our brain. We’ll learn how genre signals work (covers, tropes, mood), practice sorting titles, and preview horror through short book trailers.
1. Access Information: Identify information needs; select appropriate resources.
2. Evaluate Information: Analyze relevance, credibility, and key ideas (e.g., covers, blurbs, trailers).
3. Use Information: Organize ideas and present claims with evidence (oral/written justifications).
4. Integrate Information Literacy: Apply strategies (genre recognition, search terms) across contexts.
Relevant Subjects: English, English Enrichment, Lifeskills.
I can define genre and name at least six common genres and subgenres.
I can use evidence (cover clues, blurb, tropes) to sort a text into a genre and explain why.
I can compare how Netflix categories vs. library genres help me choose what to read.
I can identify two horror tropes and describe how the trailer hints at them without spoilers.
1 Hour of Credit in:
English or Lifeskills
📖 🧠
📝 DO NOW
Hand out the What Genre are You Quiz!
Play Waffle LoFi
Set a 5 Minute Timer
Students will need a pencil.
INSTRUCTIONS
Students need to fill out the "What's My Genre?" quiz.
🗨️ Talk it Out...
Everyone has a vibe with what media they consume... TV, Music and, yes, BOOKS. Take this quiz (as honestly as you can) and see what your Media Vibe is...
🗨️ Let's Look at Netflix...
Netflix does this really well... they organize all of their movies into categories (genres) so that they are easier to find. For example, here is the action category (genre) and you can see a ton of superhero movies... if you are a big superhero movie fan, this would definitely be your vibe.
🎬 Let's Learn About This Book
📝 DO NOW
Hand out the Genre Cheat Sheet
Play Waffle LoFi
Set a 5 Minute Timer
Students will need a pencil.
INSTRUCTIONS
Students will choose some genres based on their quiz and locate them in the cheat sheet. They may also find some other genres.
🗨️ Talk it Out...
What genres did you find that you really like? Why? Are there any combined genres you enjoy?
🗨️ Can't Figure Out Trope or Feeling From the Cover? Read The Back...
Clones... Drug Cartels... Imprisonment... Family Politics...