2 nd TOPIC; GENRES OF AND WRITING

Question 1

A particular SUBJECT or STYLE of literature, art, music, etc.

Answer 1

genre

Question 2

A CLASS or CATEGORY of artistic endeavor having particular form, content, technique

Answer 2

genre

Question 3

what is the 2main genre

Answer 3

1.informational text
2.literary text

Question 4

a subset of a larger category of NON-FICTION
- primary PURPOSE IS TO INFORM THE READER about the natural or social world

Answer 4

informational text

Question 5

pieces of written material, such as a book or poem, that has the PURPOSE OF TELLING A STORY or ENTERTAINING
- usually aesthetic but may also contain political messages or beliefs

Answer 5

literary text

Question 6

kinds of informational text

Answer 6

1.encyclopedia
2.newspaper/periodicals
3.magazines
4.textbook

Question 7

a book or set of books GIVING INFORMATION on many subjects or many aspects of one subject
- typically arranged alphabetically

Answer 7

encyclopedia

Question 8

a publication consisting of a number of large SHEETS OF FOLDED PAPER on which news, advertisements, and other information are printed

Answer 8

newspaper/periodicals

Question 9

a publication with a paper cover which is ISSUED REGULARLY
- contains articles, stories, photographs, and advertisements

Answer 9

magazines

Question 10

contain FACTS ABOUT PARTICULAR SUBJECTS that is used by people studying that subject

Answer 10

textbooks

Question 11

kinds of literay text

Answer 11

1.drama
2.fable
3.fairytale
4.fantacy
5.folklore
6.legend (epic)
7.historical fiction
8.horror
9.humor
10.mistery
11.mythology
12.realistic fiction
13.science fiction
14.biography
15.autobiography

Question 12

intended to be more SERIOUS IN TONE
- usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotions are expressed through dialogue or action

Answer 12

drama

Question 13

demonstrates useful truth in which ANIMALS SPEAK AS HUMANS

Answer 13

fable

Question 14

stories about fairies and MAGICAL CREATURES, usually for children

Answer 14

fairytale

Question 15

fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters
- invites SUSPENSION OF REALITY

Answer 15

fantacy

Question 16

songs, stories, and proverbs of a people or “folk” as HANDED DOWN by word of mouth

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folklore

Question 17

story, sometimes about a national hero or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also INCLUDES IMAGINATIVE MATERIAL

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legend (epic)

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story with a FICTIONAL CHARACTERS and events in a HISTORICAL SETTING

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historical fiction

Question 19

events that EVOKE A FEELING OF FEAR OR DREAD in both the characters and the reader

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horror

Question 20

intention is to make their audience/reader LAUGH

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humor

Question 21

deals with the SOLUTION OF A CRIME or the UNRAVELING OF SECRETS

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mystery

Question 22

TRADITIONALLY NARRATIVE, often partly based on historical events, that reveals HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND NATURAL PHENOMENA by its symbolism
- often PERTAINS TO THE ACTIONS OF THE GODS

Answer 22

mythology

Question 23

story that CAN ACTUALLY HAPPEN and IS TRUE TO LIFE

Answer 23

realistic fiction

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based on IMPACT OF ACTUAL, IMAGINED, OR POTENTIAL SCIENCE
- usually set in the future or on other planets

Answer 24

science fiction

Question 25

narrative of a person’s life, a true story about a real person

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biography/autobiography

Question 26

a story about a person’s life that was written by someone else

Answer 26

biography

Question 27

a story about a person’s life written by that person himself/herself

Answer 27

autobiography