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1、AnintroductiontogenresAnintroductiontogenres体裁概体裁概说GenresA. fictionB. nonfictionC. poetry1. A fairy tale isD. dramaThere are four main types of writing, called genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.A. fictionB. nonfictionC. poetry2. The plot of a movie isD. dramaGenresA. fictionB. nonfictio
2、nC. poetry3. A nursery rhyme isD. dramaThere are four main types of writing, called genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.A. fictionB. nonfictionC. poetry4. A biography isD. dramaGenresFiction is a story about something that did not happen in real life.The characters and events in fiction a
3、re made up from the authors imagination.The purpose of fiction is to entertain the reader.Examples include:novels, mysteries, fairy tales, fables, myths, science fictionA texts genre tells about the authors purpose for writing.GenresA texts genre tells about the authors purpose for writing.Nonfictio
4、n is text about something that did happen or is happening in real life.Nonfiction contains factsinformation about real people and events.The purpose of nonfiction is usually to inform or persuade the reader.Examples include:newspaper and magazine articles, biographies, science andsocial studies text
5、books, journals and diaries, manualsGenresA texts genre tells about the authors purpose for writing.Poetry is text written in lines and stanzas instead of sentences and paragraphs.Many poems have rhythm and rhyme, but not all of them rhyme.Poems can be very short or very long.Poetry can be about any
6、 topic and can be sad, funny, historic, or even informative.The purpose of poetry is often to express thoughts and feelings.GenresA texts genre tells about the authors purpose for writing.Drama is text written to be performed, such as in a play, a movie, or on TV.The purpose of drama is to entertain
7、, move, and/or inform an audience.Guided Practice with GenresA. fiction.B. nonfiction.C. poetry.1. This selection is an example ofD. drama.We spent the whole day swimming in the creek.I hadnt been that tired since I dont know when.But our vacation here lasts only a week,So tomorrow well be swimming
8、again.Guided Practice with GenresA. fiction.B. nonfiction.C. poetry.2. From reading the title, you can tell that this book is most likelyD. drama.How to Growthe LargestPeaches in TexasGuided Practice with GenresA. drama.B. magazine article.C. poem.3. This reading selection is from aD. novel.The Picn
9、ic of No Return(The scene is the deck of a houseboat anchored in the middle of a lake. The midday sun beats down. HANSEN and RIA are sitting at a picnic table.)HANSEN: I dont see any signs of the others yet.RIA: I know. I thought they were supposed to be here at noon.HANSEN: I wonder if theyre havin
10、g trouble with the boat.RIA: Its frustrating that our cell phones wont work out here.Guided Practice with GenresA. drama.B. poetry.C. nonfiction.4. This selection is an example ofD. fiction. Rhoda loved the cartoon Calvin and Hobbes, especially when Hobbes would talk to Calvin but then act like a st
11、uffed toy tiger when anyone else was around. One day when Rhoda was walking past an empty lot, a little black puppy ran up to her. She picked him up and took him home. She felt sure that her mother would agree to keep the puppy until they could find its owner. At home, Rhoda took the puppy into her
12、bedroom. She was talking to him and playing with him when her mother poked her head in the door. “Who are you talking to in there?” she asked. Rhoda looked up. Then her mother said, “And where did you get the stuffed toy puppy?” To Rhodas amazement, the black puppy was gone, and a stuffed toy puppy was lying on her bed instead.Copyright 2009 StudyIAll rights reserved.结束结束
