reading genres
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READING GENRES. Webb 10/06. TRADITIONAL LITERATURE. STORIES THAT ARE PASSED DOWN FROM ONE GROUP TO ANOTHER IN HISTORY. THIS INCLUDES: Folktales Legends Fables Fairy tales Tall tales Myths. REALISTIC FICTION. REALISTIC FICTION USES MADE – UP CHARACTERS BUT COULD HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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READING GENRESREADING GENRES
Webb 10/06
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TRADITIONAL LITERATURE
STORIES THAT ARE PASSED DOWN FROM ONE GROUP TO ANOTHER IN HISTORY. THIS INCLUDES:
• Folktales• Legends• Fables• Fairy tales• Tall tales• Myths
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REALISTIC FICTION
REALISTIC FICTION USES MADE – UP CHARACTERS BUT COULD HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE.
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SCIENCE FICTIONA type of fantasy that uses science and technology. (robots, time machines, etc.)
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POETRYPoetry is verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme.
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MYSTERYA suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
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INFORMATIONAL
Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.)
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HISTORICAL FICTIONA fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author’s imagination.
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FANTASYA story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers.
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BIOGRAPHYThe story of a real person’s life written by another person.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY
The story of a real person’s life that is written by that person.