Welcome back to Reading Class.
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Welcome back to Reading Class.If you weren’t here yesterday, see a teacher!!!
If you were here, grab your book and start reading!
Make sure you have something to write with!!!!
GENREAll about…
Definition a kind of literary or artistic work used to
designate the types or categories into which literary works are grouped according to form, technique, or, sometimes, subject matter. The related term genre fiction refers several types of popular fiction such as thrillers, westerns, mysteries, romance novels, and science fiction. Each type has its own set of standard characteristics that most novels of the type exhibit.
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To put it m
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simply…
GENRE is the type of writing/story found in a text.
What are the two main genres?
Fiction Nonfiction
What are some sub-genres you know?Biography
AutobiographyShort storyDramaPoetryFantasy
Science fictionRealistic fictionHistorical fictionInformational textAnd MANY more…
FictionStory that is false
NonfictionFact-
based texts
NOT false!
FantasyFictionMagic is often used; no
explanation about how these things happen
Example: Talking animals, Harry Potter, Twilight, Uglies, etc.
Science fictionFictionAll kinds of things are
possible; everything can be explained through science
Example: Star Trek, ???
Realistic fictionFiction based on reality
Example: Bluford High series, The Outsiders, many mysteries, etc.
MysteryStory that needs to be solved
with clues.Examples: Sherlock Holmes,
Nancy Drew, The DaVinci Code
Historical fictionFiction set in historical times;
most of the characters are fictional, but the writer can add characters who really lived at the time too.
Example: Dark Water Rising
Narrative NonfictionNonfictionTold like a story with
charactersExample: Newspaper reports
Informational textNon-fiction; fact-based texts
Examples: Dictionary, stat books, etc.
BiographyDocuments the life of a person
Examples?
AutobiographyWritten by the person it is
about
Examples?
DramaA play (screenplay) with stage
directions and dialogue
Examples?
Short storyBrief piece with all elements
of plot
Examples?
Poetry Emphasis on rhythm and the
sound of the wordsUsually formatted differently
than other kinds of text
Examples?