Just Genre

Which of these is an example of correspondence?

• a play

• a story about a talking cat

• a poem

• an email

Which of these is an example of literary nonfiction?

• the diary of Abraham Lincoln

• a letter to the principal

• a text explaining about frogs

• a poem

Which of these is an example of informational?

• a text from your best friend

• a text describing boats

• a play

• a poem

Which of these is an example of argumentative?

• a letter to the editor

• a play

• a text titled "The Argument Against Broccoli"

• a historical fiction story

Which of these is an example of a poem?

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How do you know you're looking at a drama?

• it has lines and stanzas

• it begins with a greeting

• it has characters and stage directions

• it has numbers

How is fiction different from informational?

• fiction is not true

• fiction is true

• fiction is longer than informational

• there's no difference

Which genres does theme go with?

• fiction, poetry, drama

• informational, argumentative, literary nonfiction

Poems must have rhyme.

• True

• False

Biographies and autobiographies are part of what genre?

• fiction

• poetry

• literary nonfiction

• argumentative