Different Genres

The four types of traditional literature we studied include:

• plot, rising action, climax, and resolution

• fairytales, fables, myths, and legends

• nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions

• realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A type of writing written to encourage feeling and create a thoughtful response. This type of writing often uses rhyme and rhythm to convey a message.

• Traditional Literature 

• Fantasy

• Poetry

• Mystery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

You are reading a story about 3 talking pigs...Fiction or Non-Fiction?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

The first step in writing fantasy genre is..

• Main characters

• Listing all the magical elements to be featured.

• Decide the most suitable setting/world

Writing that has a rhythm and expresses emotion.

• poetry

• drama

• fairy tale

• fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

Writing that is IMAGINARY, but may include some truth.

• nonfiction

• fiction

• poetry

• biography

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Stories that COULD happen in real life, but the plot and characters are fictional (not real)

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• nonfiction

• realistic fiction

Stories that have a moral or a lesson. Animals often speak as humans in these stories.

• fairy tale

• fable

• folk tale

• drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Stories based on historical (past) events, facts, and settings, but with fictional characters and dialogue.

• historical fiction

• informational

• realistic fiction

• drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Stories about fairies, or other magical creatures. Often begins with: "Once upon a time.."

• drama

• fable

• fairy tale

• folk tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5