Genre and Subgenre

Hello guys!

This is your project for the weekend!

Objective:  Students will create five illustrated book covers.  Each book cover should feature a different subgenre.  They can be real books or imagined, but each must include the following:

Requirements:

1. The genre and subgenre at the top of the book cover
2. The title of the book
3. A full color or neatly sketched picture showing details that reveal the subgenre.
4. An explanation of how the story fits into the subgenre.

Subgenres to use for this project (choose five): historical fiction, science fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, biography, autobiography, fairytale, fable, legend, tall tale, persuasive or informational writing

Example:

Genre and subgenreà Titleà 3. Full color (or carefully sketched) illustrationà 4.  Why the story belongs in the subgenre listed à

Genre: Folklore    Subgenre: Fable The Tortoise and the Hare “The Tortoise and the Hare” is a fable.  I know this because it is a very short story with talking animals.  Also, the moral or lesson of the story is clearly stated at the end.

I want those covers in my desk TUESDAY (Sep 9th) at 11:30am. 

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Keppler