Genre Specific Characteristics

"the book tells about the plants, animals and habitats of the Grand Canyon, both now and in the past" What genre is it?

Point of view, autobiography, and an actual event are characteristics of what genre?

• drama

• literary nonfiction

• nonfiction

• fiction

Dialogue, playwright, and stage directions belong in which genre?

• literary nonfiction

• fiction

• drama

• poetry

Which description bests fits the genre of drama?

• written to create emotion; often has imagery, rhyme, and rhythm

• written to make the reader laugh

• usually for theatrical performance where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue

Key ideas, articles, and organizational patterns are characteristics of what genre?

• drama

• literary nonfiction

• nonfiction

• poetry

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of poetry?

• stanza

• rhyme

• line length

• plot

Which of these are characteristics of a Drama?

• a Story told through Dialogue

• Includes Stage Directions

• Follows a Plot – sequence of events

• Author shares their own opinion or belief.

The characteristics listed below, belong to which genre?

1. Focused on a specific Topic

2. Use of Text Features

3. Organized into a specific Text Structure

4. Includes Facts

5. Includes Evidence and Examples

6. Unbiased – not showing or sharing personal beliefs.

• Persuasive

• Expository

• Fiction

• Literary Non-Fiction

The characteristics listed below, belong to which genre?

1. Author shares their own opinion or belief.

2. Includes Facts and Opinions

3. Includes Supporting Evidence & details

3. Focused on a specific Topic

4. Includes Pros & Cons – Argument & Counterargument

5. Use of Text Features

6. Organized into a specific Text Structure

• Persuasive

• Expository

• Fiction

• Literary Non-Fiction

What genre is this text?

• Persuasive

• Expository

• Fiction

• Literary Non-Fiction