English Language Arts

Genres

Folktales - • has animals as characters• teaches a lesson• has a moral or lesson.• has been retold over many years

Fairytales• has imaginary characters• setting often includes kingdoms and castles• often begins with Once Upon a time.• teaches a lesson, has a moral

Expository Text• provides facts and details about a topic• may have headings and subheadings•may include text features: photos, maps, captions or graphs• usually begins with an introductory paragraph that explains the main idea• informs the reader about a topic•

Realistic Fiction• includes characters whose behavior is realistic• is set in real life places• includes events that could happen in real life

Narrative Nonfiction• its main purpose is to inform• may include an introduction that provides background• may use an interesting story to tell facts about an event• tells a true story• organize events in order• presents facts in an engaging way

Persuasive• is nonfiction• tries to get others to agree with author's position• includes persuasive language and opinion words (should, must, best)

Drama• usually a scene from a play• character's personalty is revealed in the dialogue• narrator may speak directly to audience