Literary Genres and Purposes for Writing

What literary genre includes Fantasy and Horror in its subgenres?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Poetry

• Drama

What literary genre includes Emotions and Message in its Elements?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Poetry

• Drama

What is important to remember when deciding the purpose of your writing?

• What you are wearing

• The Subject and Audience you are writing for

• What pencil you are using

• What you ate for breakfast

What purpose for writing is the most common?

• To argue

• To lie

• To explain

• Fiction

What is the purpose of the Fiction genre?

• To argue

• To entertain with feelings and senses.

• Poetry

• To entertain with a story.

What literary genre includes dialogue and performance in its elements?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Poetry

• Drama

What are two important aspects to remember about your audience before writing?

• Their hair color

• Their age and knowledge of your topic

• How tall they are

• What grade they got on a test

What purpose of writing involves the writer providing information on a person, place, or thing?

• To inform

• To debate

• To evaluate

• Subject and Audience

What literary genre includes Autobiographies and Biographies in its subgenres?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Poetry

• Drama

What literary genre includes a Main Character, Problem, and Solution in its elements?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Poetry

• Drama