MTS RW W 2

READING & WRITINGLesson 2
Genres of Reading and Writing

Prof. Rhayan Ramos De Castro, LPT
TODAY’S LESSON:
I. Definition of Genre
II. Definition and Types of

Informational Text
III.Definition and Types of Literary

Texts
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Reading & Writing
Prof. Rhayan Ramos De Castro
GENRE
A class or category of
A particular subject or artistic endeavor having
style of literature, art, or a particular form,
music, etc. content, technique, or
the like

Reading & Writing
GENRE
INFORMATIONAL Literary
Texts Texts

Reading & Writing
A subset of the larger category of non-fiction
(Duke & Bennett-Armistead, 2003)
Primary purpose is to inform the reader about the

natural or social world
INFORMATIONAL
Texts

Reading & Writing
KINDS OF INFORMATIONAL TEXT
encyclopedia Newspapers/periodicals magazines
other reference
materials
textbooks
website
Reading & Writing
• A book or set of books giving
information on many subjects or many
aspects of one subject
• Typically arranged alphabetically
encyclopedia

Reading & Writing
A publication consisting of a number of
large sheets of folded paper on which news,
advertisements, and other information are
printed.
newspapers/periodicals

Reading & Writing
• A publication with a paper cover which is
issued regularly
• Contains articles, stories, photographs,

and advertisements
magazines

Reading & Writing
Contain facts about particular subject that is
used by people studying that subject
textbooks

Reading & Writing
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.
Literary
Texts

Reading & Writing
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.
Literary
Texts

Reading & Writing
KINDS OF LITERARY TEXT
FAIRYTAL
DRAMA FABLE E
FANTASY
HISTORICAL
FOLKLORE FICTION
HORROR HUMOR
REALISTIC
LEGEND MYSTERY MYTHOLOGY FICTION
SCIENCE BIOGRAPHY/
FICTION AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Reading & Writing
DRAMA
• Intended to be more serious in

tone
• Usually for theatrical

performance, where conflicts
and emotions are expressed
through dialogue and action

Reading & Writing
FABLE
• Demonstrates useful truth in

which animals speak as human

Reading & Writing
FAIRYTALES
• Stories about fairies and other

magical creatures, usually for
children

Reading & Writing
FANTASY
• Fiction with strange or other

worldly settings or characters
• Invites suspension of reality

Reading & Writing
FOLKLORE
Songs, stories, myths, and

proverbs of a people or “folk” as
handed down by words of mouth

Reading & Writing
LEGEND or EPIC
Story, sometimes about a national

or folk hero, which has a basis in
fact but also includes imaginative
material

Reading & Writing
HISTORICAL FICTION
Story with fictional characters and

events in a historical setting

Reading & Writing
HORROR
Events evoke a feeling of fear or

dread in both the characters and
the reader

Reading & Writing
HUMOR
Intention is to make their

audience / reader laugh, lighter in
tone

Reading & Writing
MYSTERY
Deals with the solution of a crime

or the unraveling of secrets

Reading & Writing
MYTHOLOGY
• Traditional narrative, often partly

based on historical events, that
reveals human behavior and
natural phenomenon by its
symbolism
• Often pertains to the action of the

gods

Reading & Writing
REALISTIC
FICTION
Story that can actually happen and is

true to life

Reading & Writing
SCIENCE FICTION
• Based on impact of actual,

imagined, or potential science
• Usually set in the future or on

other planets

Reading & Writing
BIOGRAPHY/
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Narrative of a person’s life, a true

story about a real person

Reading & Writing
VIRTUAL TASK: MY FAVORITE BOOK
Instructions: Record a 2-minute video telling everyone about your favorite book. Use the
following guide questions.
1. What is the title of the book / author?

2. When did you have the book?
3. What is the short summary of the story?
4. Why do you like that book?
Submit your recorded video on our Class GC.

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READING & WRITINGLesson 2

Genres of Reading and Writing

II. Definition and Types of

III.Definition and Types of Literary

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Primary purpose is to inform the reader about the

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encyclopedia Newspapers/periodicals magazines

• Typically arranged alphabetically

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• Contains articles, stories, photographs,

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Usually aesthetic but may also contain political

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Usually aesthetic but may also contain political

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• Intended to be more serious in

• Usually for theatrical

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• Demonstrates useful truth in

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• Stories about fairies and other

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• Fiction with strange or other

• Invites suspension of reality

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Songs, stories, myths, and

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Story, sometimes about a national

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Story with fictional characters and

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Events evoke a feeling of fear or

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Intention is to make their

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Deals with the solution of a crime

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• Traditional narrative, often partly

• Often pertains to the action of the

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Story that can actually happen and is

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• Based on impact of actual,

• Usually set in the future or on

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Narrative of a person’s life, a true

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1. What is the title of the book / author?

Submit your recorded video on our Class GC.

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