In this genre study, students will look at a single “topic” through the lens of 4 different genres. These genres are historically the focus of the 7th grade Reading STAAR test. The station tasks are taken directly from the 7th-grade reading TEKS and an extensive 7th-grade reading TEKS study. Students are given an essential question to ask themselves at each station. This enables them to see the connection between the topic, genres, and theme. The genres covered are fiction, expository, poe