Expository Genre
The author's purpose is to persuade by expressing an opinion
An example of this is a song.
What is poetry?
What is main idea?
A newspaper article falls into this genre.
Radio plays fall into this category.
What is Drama?
Coming of Age, Death, First love, Friendship.
What are examples of universal themes?
You would find an editorial, and article expressing an opinion, in this genre.
Word choice is emotional, imaginative and uses plenty of figurative language.
What is poetry?
This is not stated directly in the text.
What is theme?
A Document that gives historically important information but doesn't follow the structure of a narrative.
What is Culture and History Expository genre?
This genre reads like fiction and is thought to have artistic AND informative value
What is Literary Non-Fiction?
A theme will often express this as the message of the story.
What is a moral lesson?
This genre uses facts, definitions, historical/cultural terms and sometimes persuasive language.
What is Cultural and Historical Expository genre?
This genre uses descriptive or sensory language and contains a plot sequence.
This is where I will need to apply my skills for making thematic connections among a variety of genres.
What is the STAAR test?