All you need to do is just print the extract out and read it to your class. See if they can work out what genre it is. This is a useful way to start or end your lesson.
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This extract was taken from I am Miss Cherry written by Kaye Umansky and illustrated by Tom Clayton.

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I am Miss Cherry

Scene 2

The classroom. Miss Cherry is giving a big bag of clothes to Sam.

MISS CHERRY   Here are some old clothes for the jumble sale.
SAM   Are they yours?
MISS CHERRY   Yes. Will you take them to the Staff Room for me please, Sam?
SAM   Yes, Miss Cherry.
MISS CHERRY   Thank you. Come right back.
SAM   I will.

Exit Sam with the bag.

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What sort of text is this? (It is a play.) How do we know that this is a play? (Look at features such as: scene, set, directions, character names etc.) What are the differences between writing a story and writing a play? (You could discuss the way a character's line is written. There are no phrases such as "he said", for example.)