Revitalize Writing: Define & Analyze Genre

Support students in examining mentor texts and acquiring tips and techniques for their own writing. 

Defining a genre serves to support students in thinking about the genre, audience, and purpose of a text to identify the key traits of the genre, as well as moves for how to write to a particular audience and for a particular purpose. 

This analyzing genre template supports students in examining mentor texts by thinking about their content, structure, and format. By engaging in this exercise, students can acquire tips and techniques for their own writing. 

This resource is brought to you by the Student Press Initiative, which partners with schools and community-based organizations to raise the bar for what, how, and why students write. Since its founding in 2002, SPI has been revolutionizing education by advancing teacher leadership in reading and writing instruction, and bringing authentic student voices to life. 

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