Transcript Genre Aligning with Pennsylvania Department of Education Assessment Anchors R5.A (Understanding) Created by Caryn Dingman March 2011

Genre
Aligning with Pennsylvania Department of Education Assessment Anchors
R5.A (Understanding)
Created by Caryn Dingman
March 2011
genre
* category or group
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genre
fiction: mystery
* solves a puzzling event, usually at end
* involves clues
* has a detective or sleuth
* keeps reader in suspense
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genre
fiction: humorous
* funny stories
* what characters say or do
makes reader laugh
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genre
fiction: realistic
* characters or events seem real
* what characters say or do
could happen in real life
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genre
fiction: historical
* story takes place in particular time period
* story includes real event(s)
* characters usually from
author’s imagination
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genre
fiction: fantasy
* can be set in any time period
* characters may have special
powers
* actions of characters may
seem real even though not
possible
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genre
fiction: science fiction
* setting is usually in future
* story usually involves
technology
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genre
fiction: action and adventure
* has elements of danger or risk
* main characters may do
something unexpected
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genre
fiction: traditional literature
* includes:
• myths
• legends
* stories are passed down orally
* usually include a life or moral
lesson
• folktales
• fairy tales
• tall tales
• fables
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genre
fiction: poetry
* poems usually use phrases not sentences
* may use rhythm with pattern
* may use rhyme with pattern
* may be organized in stanzas
* poems try to create feeling or
thought for reader
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genre
non-fiction: biography
* story about a real person’s life
* written or told by another
person
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genre
non-fiction: autobiography
* story about a real person’s life
* written or told by that person
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genre
non-fiction: informational or expository
* book gives information
* can cover wide variety of
topics:
people
places
events
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