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July 12, 2024July 5, 2024Aishwarya M

Identifying Genres: Realistic Fiction vs. Fantasy vs. Historical Fiction

My main aim in this lesson is to get students comfortable with identifying boundary conditions of a genre in the face of ambiguity.

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July 5, 2024July 5, 2024Aishwarya M

Identifying Genres: A Lesson Series

In this series, I share one such set of 5 lessons that help students identify genres more accurately. The lessons are:
L1: Prior Knowledge Check
L2: Genre – Meaning and Types
L3: Realistic Fiction vs. Fantasy vs. Historical Fiction
L4: Fantasy vs. Science Fiction
L5: Science Fiction vs. Dystopia.

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