Literature Genres for Grades 4-5

Genre	Creator
Biography	Fay Ishihara
Fantasy	Mary Kunimitsu
Folktales	Lynn Sakamoto-Duensing
Historical Fiction	Gayleen Fujimura
Poetry	Marlene Morimoto

Overview/Course Description

The primary objective of the "Literature Genres" E-School course is to introduce the student to various types of literature. This course will cover five different genres of literature in one semester. Individual genres will take approximately 3-4 weeks to complete. Students will be required to read a sampling of works for each genre.

 

D.O.E. General Learner Outcomes

the ability to be responsible for one's own learning

the understanding that it is essential for human beings to work together

the ability to be involved in complex thinking & problem solving

the ability to recognize and produce quality performance & quality products

 

Learner Outcomes Related to the Genres of Literature

The student will identify the characteristics of the genre(s) studied.

The student will produce a piece of writing applying the characteristics of the genre(s) studied

The student will use technology tools to gather information and create a product.

 

Hawaii Content Standards and Benchmarks

Standards and benchmarks that relate to all of the sections or units in this E-School course may be found by clicking on the link above.

 

 Prerequisites

Any students wanting to take this course . . .

must share this site with a parent, get parental permission to participate by printing up a copy of the form(s) for parent to sign, and snail-mail the forms to the instructors at ________.

must have access to a computer (with a modem or other connection to an Internet provider) and fax machine.

must know how to use the Internet, e-mail with attachments, and global chat.

must have and know how to use a wordprocessing program (e.g., AppleWorks/ ClarisWorks) and/or multimedia software (Kid Pix, Multimedia Workshop, etc.)

must have some means of accessing a variety of literature sources from a school library or public library.

Evaluation

Evaluations for this course may be found within each genre unit.