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Product Review: Literary Genres: The Informational Nonfiction Subgenre

The teaching frames explain and
describe Informational Nonfiction. It tells what “it is” and what it “is not”.
The text features and text structures are defined. Examples of information nonfiction
passages are provided. The teaching frames also gives the purpose for writing the
informational nonfiction.

Students get to choose what “does
not” describe this type of text. They will identify, match, and choose their
answers. They will show they know the text features; text structures; what
literature and what descriptions go with this type of text. They get to choose “what
it is not”! This will show that they really understand the concept.

You can’t go wrong using this
deck of Boom Cards with your middle school students!

Literary
Genres: The Fiction Genre

The teaching frames define and
describe the prose characteristics of fiction. Fiction subgenres are listed and
explained. The elements of fiction are added to the frames. Such as the role of
the Narrator and the types of Narrators.

I know what Point of View is, I
certainly know what my point of view is. But did you know that there are
different ways of telling a Point of View? Your students will learn what these
are!

Students will identify the parts
of a plot; the features of graphic novels; types of nonfiction; features of
Fantasy and Romance. They will show what they have learned in several ways that
will show you that they have learned all this well.

Teacher-author, Matthew Forman
has created a digital resource that is thorough. The students get to enjoy
playing with these boom cards while learning! You can get these boom cards in
his store, ELA in
Middle School on Amped Up Learning!

Don’t pass up an amazing product!

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