Objective: Students describe the structural differences of various imaginative forms of literature.
Writing can be organized by format or by type of text.
TYPE OF TEXT
For example, nonfiction is a kind of text that gives you information about something that is true, or about events that really happened. Textbooks, like a science book, are one type of nonfiction.
On the other hand, the writers of fiction use their imaginations to make up stories that never really happened. A novel like Harry Potter is fiction.
The things you read are either stories, which is narrative writing, or information, which is expository writing.
If you were to read Lord of the Rings, you would be reading narrative writing. If you were to read a recipe book, this would be expository writing (since it is giving you information).
FORMAT
A novel is a book that tells a long fictional story.
A play is a story that is acted out on a stage to entertain an audience.
An essay is a short composition on one subject and presenting the personal opinion of the author.
An article (in a newspaper, magazine, etc.) covers information that its readers may find interesting.
Poetry is an expression of ideas and feelings in words that incorporate such features as rhythm, rhyme, etc.
DIRECTIONS: Decide if the given text is best categorized as fiction, nonfiction, a novel, expository text, a play, an essay, or an article. Then write your answer in the space provided.
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Betsy is performing "Hello Dolly" on stage with 12 other actors next week. What type of text will she be reading?
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Old Man and the Sea is a long fictional story about a man. What kind of text is this?
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Bob read a book showing him how to improve his tennis game. Was this fiction or nonfiction?
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Craig had to write about how he felt about year round school. It was important that he gave his own opinion about the topic. What type of writing will he be doing?
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For Mother's Day, the kids had to make a card for their mothers. Kim was so proud that she could write lines that rhymed. What kind of writing did she do?
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Standard 3.1 Literary Response w Level 4
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The family was excited. Dad brought home and apple tree. He said it was important to read the two pages of instructions on how to plant a tree correctly. What kind of text did the family have to read?
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In our science class we are reading details about how the human eye works. What type of writing is this?
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Melanie trains that someday she will write a really long story about UFOs and aliens. What will she write?
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For tonight's performance Lisa is trying on her costume and Larry is learning his lines. What is this performance called?
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Jake has to write three paragraphs about his favorite animal, which is the koala bear. What type of text will he write?
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Josh got a blue kite for his birthday. He is reading instructions on how to get his kite to fly. Is the information narrative or expository?
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Debbie is writing six lines that rhyme on how much she loves her cat. What is Debbie writing?
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Sandy is a reading a magazine article about the life of tennis star Venus Williams. Is this article fiction or nonfiction?
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And likes to read the lyrics as he listens to the songs on his favorite CD. By the song lyrics poetry or an essay?
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Every night Caitlin reads a fairy tale to her baby sister. What type of writing are fairy tales?
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