Genre and Subgenre Book Covers

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:

1.	Genre and subgenre

2.	Title

3. Full color (or carefully sketched) illustration

4.  Why the story belongs in the subgenre listed 

 	

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.

	

Knowledge: Is the information on your book covers accurate?  Do you understand subgenres?

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Does not understand genre and subgenre	        Made a few mistakes	   Made a couple mistakes	  Made a mistake	 	   Perfect

Requirements: Did you complete everything that was required?

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    Did  not meet requirements		          Missing a few things            Missing a couple things               Missing something	                Complete

Quality: Do your book covers look presentable?  Did you color or neatly sketch your drawings?

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Posters are very low quality		         	        Posters looks messy or rushed		      Nice work	                 Beautiful

Effort:  Did you try your best?  Does your project show your effort?

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               Incomplete			       Very sloppy or rushed               More effort needed	       		             Well done