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Genres in Writing/Literature

Genres in Writing/Literature. How to tell the difference among all of the choices. Writing Genres. Descriptive Narrative Expository Persuasive Responding to Literature. Descriptive. Use lots of adjectives to describe one or two things These things can be a person, place, thing, or event

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Genres in Writing/Literature

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  1. Genres in Writing/Literature How to tell the difference among all of the choices.

  2. Writing Genres • Descriptive • Narrative • Expository • Persuasive • Responding to Literature

  3. Descriptive • Use lots of adjectives to describe one or two things • These things can be a person, place, thing, or event • Many sensory images help the reader to picture the topic

  4. Narrative • Tells a story • Usually about a memorable event or an important experience • The details answer the 5 W’s: • Who, What, When, Where, Why

  5. Expository • Writer gives information • Choices can be: • An explanation • Directions • How to do something

  6. Persuasive • Share opinions or strong feelings on a topic • Writer works on convincing the reader to agree with his/her side or ideas

  7. Responding to Literature • Writer shares his/her thoughts about a particular piece • Writer uses specific examples from the passage to communicate his/her thoughts

  8. Literature • Historical Fiction • Mystery • Science Fiction • Fantasy • Autobiography • Biography • Poetry • Drama

  9. Historical Fiction • Is a fictional story using real characters and events to make the story more interesting

  10. Mystery • A story that has a problem that needs to be solved • Most often a crime has been committed • Elements include suspects, police, weapon, victim, crime, witnesses and clues

  11. Science Fiction • A fictional story that includes elements of science that could possibly happen in the far off future

  12. Fantasy • A story in which there are imaginary elements: flying horses, magic, or impossibilities

  13. Autobiography • A story where someone other than the person the novel is about tells that person’s life

  14. Biography • A story where the person writes the novel about him/herself • Written in first person

  15. Poetry • Most poems are highly concise, musical, and have emotionally charged language. • Poets share thoughts and opinions through the structured form

  16. Drama • A story written to be performed by actors on a stage • The script is made up of dialogue and stage directions to tell the actors how to move and speak.

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