Genres + vocabulary
Name three non-fiction genres
manual, biography, autobiography, newspaper, etc.
A narrative composed from personal experiences and memories
Memoir
Sophia said: 'I have taken the train to Berlin.'
She told me she had taken the train to Berlin
She said that she had taken the train to Berlin
continue reading
READ ON
What has a spine, but no bones?
characteristics of genres:
1. different topics, pictures, interviews
2. pictures, dialogues, heroes
3. practical instructions, machines,
1. magazine
2. comic
3. manual
desribe following genres:
FOLKTALE
THRILLER
FANTASY
Jim: 'We saw a clown in the street.'
Jim told me ...
Jim told me he had seen a clown in the street.
turn a page to see the other side
TURN OVER
Where do bedtime books sleep?
Under their covers
stage directions, dialogues, character tags
PLAY
Give three examples of figurative speech
similes, metaphors, imagery, hyperbole, personification, etc.
The weather forecaster said, "It will rain tomorrow".
The weather forecaster said that it would rain the following day.
read so that other people can hear you
READ OUT
I am the book one can never finish reading. What am I?
AUTOBIOHRAPHY
What is the genre?
This genre requires following stanzas and line structures. Recognizing rhyme scheme and creating mental images is required in order to create a deeper understanding.
POETRY
1. Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
2. The written text of a play, movie, or broadcast.
3. The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
4. The way an author looks at a topic or the ideas being described
1 DIALOGUE
2 SCRIPT
3 SETTING
4 POINT OF VIEW
Jenny: 'I did a great course last year.'
Jenny said (that) ...
Jenny said that she had done a great course the previous year.
try to find a particular piece of information in a book
LOOK UP
“This thing all things devours;
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats mountain down.”
TIME
Describe following genres with only ONE-TWO words
cookbook
manual
science fiction
historical ficition
encyclopaedia
UNSCRAMBLE FOLLOWING WORDS:
w d a r a
s e h p u l i b r
e i p c e r
r a c e t r u e
v o l n e
award
publisher
recipe
creature
novel
Ernee said, "I was in a huge fight yesterday."
Ernee said that he had been in a huge fight the previous day.
turn through the pages of a book quickly
FLICK THROUGH
What’s the longest word in the dictionary?
Smiles. Because there is a mile between each s.