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1、GenresGenresA. fictionB. nonfictionC. poetry1. A fairy tale isD. dramaThere are four main types of writing, called genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.A. fictionB. nonfictionC. poetry2. The plot of a movie isD. dramaGenresA. fictionB. nonfictionC. poetry3. A nursery rhyme isD. dramaThere

2、are four main types of writing, called genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.A. fictionB. nonfictionC. poetry4. A biography isD. dramaGenresFiction is a story about something that did not happen in real life.The characters and events in fiction are made up from the authors imagination.The p

3、urpose of fiction is to entertain the reader.Examples include:novels, mysteries, fairy tales, fables, myths, science fictionA texts genre tells about the authors purpose for writing.GenresA texts genre tells about the authors purpose for writing.Nonfiction is text about something that did happen or

4、is happening in real life.Nonfiction contains factsinformation about real people and events.The purpose of nonfiction is usually to inform or persuade the reader.Examples include:newspaper and magazine articles, biographies, science andsocial studies textbooks, journals and diaries, manualsGenresA t

5、exts genre tells about the authors purpose for writing.Poetry is text written in lines and stanzas instead of sentences and paragraphs.Many poems have rhythm and rhyme, but not all of them rhyme.Poems can be very short or very long.Poetry can be about any topic and can be sad, funny, historic, or ev

6、en informative.The purpose of poetry is often to express thoughts and feelings.GenresA texts genre tells about the authors purpose for writing.Drama is text written to be performed, such as in a play, a movie, or on TV.The purpose of drama is to entertain, move, and/or inform an audience.Guided Prac

7、tice with GenresA. fiction.B. nonfiction.C. poetry.1. This selection is an example ofD. drama.We spent the whole day swimming in the creek.I hadnt been that tired since I dont know when.But our vacation here lasts only a week,So tomorrow well be swimming again.Guided Practice with GenresA. fiction.B

8、. nonfiction.C. poetry.2. From reading the title, you can tell that this book is most likelyD. drama.How to Growthe LargestPeaches in TexasGuided Practice with GenresA. drama.B. magazine article.C. poem.3. This reading selection is from aD. novel.The Picnic of No Return(The scene is the deck of a ho

9、useboat anchored in the middle of a lake. The midday sun beats down. HANSEN and RIA are sitting at a picnic table.)HANSEN: I dont see any signs of the others yet.RIA: I know. I thought they were supposed to be here at noon.HANSEN: I wonder if theyre having trouble with the boat.RIA: Its frustrating

10、that our cell phones wont work out here.Guided Practice with GenresA. drama.B. poetry.C. nonfiction.4. This selection is an example ofD. fiction. Rhoda loved the cartoon Calvin and Hobbes, especially when Hobbes would talk to Calvin but then act like a stuffed toy tiger when anyone else was around.

11、One day when Rhoda was walking past an empty lot, a little black puppy ran up to her. She picked him up and took him home. She felt sure that her mother would agree to keep the puppy until they could find its owner. At home, Rhoda took the puppy into her bedroom. She was talking to him and playing with him when her mother poked her head in the door. “Who are you talking to in there?” she asked. Rhoda looked up. Then her mother said, “And wh