Lesson 14 — Understanding Genres



Genres are types of writing.
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In this lesson, you will:

  • learn about the different types of narrative and non-narrative texts
  • learn about the genres (or kinds of writing) that belong to each of those text forms
  • think about what kind of genres you like to read and what kind you are interested in learning more about



Key Terms for this lesson:

  • genre
  • fiction
  • nonfiction
  • non-narrative text