1. Genre Lesson Plan
Subject: Language arts
Grade level: Third grade
Content Matter: Genre knowledge
Goal: The goal of this lesson plan is to help my students understand genres. So
That when they pick up a book they know exactly what genre they are reading.
Also for my students to be able to write short stories on a specific genre. I want
them to understand genre inside and out. This activity will also help my students
learn how to navigate the Internet by looking for images for their short stories.
This lesson plan will also help my students to better understand creating a
PowerPoint presentation.
Michigan Grade-Level Content Expectations (GLCEs): Students should be able
to READ and WRITE these genres fable, folktale, realistic fiction, textbook,
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magazine, encyclopedia by the end of 3 grade.
Michigan Educational Technology Standards (METS): Grades 3-5
3-5.CI.1. Produce a media-rich digital project aligned to state curriculum standards (e.g., fable,
folk tale, mystery, tall tale, historical fiction)
3-5.CI.2. Use a variety of technology tools and applications to demonstrate his/her creativity by
creating or modifying works of art, music, movies, or presentations
OBJECTIVES: (This lesson plan takes about one week)
• Using Prezi, I will be giving a short presentation on the genres that third
grade students need to know (fable, folktale, mystery, realistic fiction,
textbook, magazine, encyclopedia).
• The presentation will include a brief definition of each genre, a long with
some examples of texts that are that genre.
• Then I will have my students pick a genre that they are interested in. They

2. will be writing a short story in their journal using that genre. They can also
write a magazine article on a current event or a mini encyclopedia on a
certain topic.
• After they write their short story, I want them to look for images on the
Internet that go along with their story (creative commons).
• Then I will have them put their story into a PowerPoint presentation along
with the images they found. I would like them at have at least 1 image for
each slide, so that the audience will have a better understanding of their
story.
• On Friday, my students will share their presentations with me and the rest
of my class.
• We will upload the presentations onto our class site, so their parents can
see them.
Assessment: I will be assessing them all week. I will be walking around the
classroom while they are writing their stories and while they are on the Internet to
see if they are on task. Then I will be grading their presentations based on their
understanding of the genre they chose, their writing, and their use of the Internet.
They will get one grade for the whole week for this language arts lesson plan.
Learning outcomes:
• This lesson will help the students have a deeper understanding of genre
and increase their genre knowledge. (Genre knowledge is developed by
being exposed to it and doing activities)
• Help the students better comprehend that when they read they are
reading a certain genre.
• For the students to be able to name the genre of the texts they are
reading.

3. • To have a full understand of the genres that are to be taught and learned
by the end of third grade: fable, folktale, realistic fiction, textbook,
magazine, encyclopedia
• For the students to be able to write a story using a certain genre.
• For the students to learn how to find images on the Internet and put them
into a presentation.
Materials for the teacher:
• Prezi genre presentation
• Assessment sheets for the grading process
Materials for the students:
• Pencil
• Journal (to write their story)
• Computer
• PowerPoint
• Slideshare.com (upload PowerPoint)
Why I Choose this technology: I choose to use Prezi because it is a fun way for
student to learn. The layout and what you can do with the presentation really
keeps the students engaged and interested. The lesson plan as a whole is better
than traditional means because the students are using the Internet. I think that
today students are really interested in technology and the Internet and this lesson
plan follows those interests. I think it will help the students better understand
genre because it is better than just writing a story and drawing your own pictures.
The students actually get to have fun with technology. The lesson plan is pretty
straightforward; therefore I do not think the students will have any problems or
misconceptions of the content.