Genres and Text Forms

The world is full of wonderful texts to read and write...


Genres

• Adventure
• Epic
• Fable
• Fairy tale
• Fantasy
• Folk tale
• Historical fiction
• Horror
• Humour and satire
• Legend
• Mystery
• Myth
• Poetry
• Realistic fiction
• Science fiction
• Autobiography
• Biography
• Memoir
• Diary or journal
• Travel book
• Atlas
• Textbook
• Reference text

Text forms:

Narrative (fiction or informational)

such as:

stories told in poetry, novels,

short stories, picture books

Recount (fiction or informational)

first-person accounts such as:

diaries, journals, short stories,

novels, memoirs

Procedure such as:

recipes, rule books, directions

and maps, instruction manuals,

“how to” books and posters,

experiments

Exposition such as:

essays, position papers,

articles, advertisements

Explanation such as:

textbooks in science, social

studies, history, geography

Report such as:

magazine and newspaper

reports, letters, editorials,

critical reviews, essays,

posters

Electronic text such as:

multimedia texts, e-mail,

blogs, websites, broadcasts

Functional text such as:

lists, memos, notes, pamphlets,

brochures, flyers, print

advertisements, CD cover inserts,

invitations, announcements,

programs, business letters, scripts,

minutes of a meeting