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The Importance of Genres:

 

I cannot live without books.

     ~Thomas Jefferson

       to John Adams, 1815

Why Genre?

Readers encounter more words in books than they do in spoken conversation or by watching TV.

 

Readers need to read a variety of books from all the genres of literature in order to gain different experiences and insights that will help them understand the world around them!

 

 

 

What is a Genre?

 

In literature, a genre is a category of label for a type of writing.  Each genre has a certain compositioin of characteristics regarding the following: type of characters, setting, action, and overall form or structure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Works Cited

Intro to Genres
Animal Tales
Biography
Historic Fiction
Poetry and Verse
National Council of Teachers of English
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