Lesson 14 — Activity 1: Narrative and Non-narrative Texts
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Lesson 14 — Activity 1: Narrative and Non-narrative Texts
By grade 9, you will have come across and read many different kinds of writing.
Writing can be divided into three main categories:
Writing can be divided into three main categories:
Fictional Narratives:
- are stories that are made up and did not actually happen
- come from an author's imagination
- sometimes have characters, settings (where and when the story takes place), and story events that serve a purpose: to teach a lesson, make a comment about society, or explore events in history
Nonfiction Narratives:
- are stories about real people, places, and events
- can be biographies about the lives and experiences of real people
- can be historical stories about events of the past
Non-narrative Texts:
- are not told as stories and do not have characters
- are texts whose usual purpose is to give information
As you work through the lessons in this theme, you will look at and learn more about each of these categories of texts.
The above categories all contain different genres.
A genre is:
You will learn more about genres as you continue with the next two activities.
A genre is:
- a type or kind of writing
Some examples of fictional genres are:
- novels, short stories, plays, and poetry
Some examples of nonfiction genres are:
- biographies, autobiographies, periodicals (magazine or newspaper articles), and historical accounts
Some examples of non-narrative text genres are:
- reference materials such as dictionaries, manuals, and fact books
You will learn more about genres as you continue with the next two activities.