Genres of Text
A true story about something that really happened.
fiction, nonfiction, fantasy
nonfiction
When the author writes in a descriptive style so that the reader may visualize what the author is conveying.
expository, narrative, description, persuasive
descriptive
Who or what the story is about.
characters
There are many fish in our fish tank. We have clown fish, blue tang, tiger fish and even shrimp. The clown fish and tiger fish are my favorite. They both have striped although the clown fish stirpes are wider that the tiger fish's. We have 3 clown fish and 2 tiger fish and they are all beautiful.
compare/contrast
Tree Map
problem/solution
A made up story that could happen in real life.
fiction, informational, fantasy
fiction
When the author is telling a story about events.
expository, narrative, description, persuasive
narrative
Where the story takes place.
setting
When you walk into my house, the first thing you will notice is my fish tank. If shines with a bright blue light which is supposed to simulate the light deep down in the ocean. There are about 9 fish, 3 shrimp, and several corals.
description
bubble map
description
A story that tells information about events.
biography, fiction, informational
informational
When the author is trying to convince the reader to think how they think.
expository, narrative, description, persuasive
persuasive
The part of the story when things go wrong.
problem
Chief Wiggum is our goby fish. He's my favorite because he always has a grumpy look on his face. The other day I noticed that he had some skin discoloration and he wasn't eating much. I did some research on the internet and realized that one of the corals I had recently added was probably irritating his scales. So, I removed the coral and he was looking better the next day.
problem/solution
flow map
order/sequence
A true story about someone's life written by someone else.
autobiography, biography, non-fiction
biograpy
When the author is wanting to give information about something or someone.
expository, narrative, description, persuasive
expository
The part of the story where things turn around.
solution
I have to turn on the water pumps before I feed the fish. If I put the food in before I turn the pumps off, the food floats all over the place and the fish have a difficult time getting. I must always remember to turn the pumps off first.
order/sequence
double bubble
compare/contrast
A true story written by someone about their own life.
autobiography, fiction, informational
autobiography
Which writing style is used in advertisements seen in magazines and newspapers?
expository, narrative, description, persuasive
persuasive
What is another term for "problem" when referring to narrative text structure?
conflict
We used to have a much larger tank but, after years of spending a lot of time and money taking care of it, we decided to sell it. When we were ready to get a new one, we remembered out former experience and decided to buy on that was smaller and easier to manage.
cause and effect
multi-flow map
cause/effect