Jane Hooper

Grade 3
English Language Arts
2.01 Interact with the test before, during, and
after reading, listening, or viewing
2.05 Draw conclusions, make generalizations,
and gather support by referencing the text
3.01 Respond to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and
drama using interpretive, critical, and evaluative
processes

Computer/Technology Skills
3.04 Identify, discuss, and use multimedia to
present ideas/ concepts/ information in a variety
of ways
 How do I
identify a genre
by its
characteristics?
What is a literary
genre?
A genre is a
particular style or
type of writing.
Major Genres
• Fiction
– Writing that tells about
imaginary people and events

• Non-Fiction
– Writing that tells about real
people and events
 •lines of poetry (verses) are
written in stanzas

•may include patterns of rhyme to

capture the reader’s interest

•uses carefully selected words and

phrases to create vivid pictures in the
reader’s mind
Drama
•a cast of characters
•a narrator who gives
important information
•parts called acts or scenes
•props to help support action
•dialogue that tells what the actors
say
•stage directions in italics
Realistic Fiction
•The setting is realistic
•The characters speak and act
like real people
•The story describes real-life
problems and events
 Fable
•Characters are simpler than real
people - they may be completely
greedy, completely wicked , or
very gentle

•Actions are repeated

over and over

•Some fables teach a lesson about

what is important in life, such as
fairness, kindness, or cleverness
 Folk Tale
• Told in many different versions by many
different people
• Original storyteller is unknown
• Characters are animals that act and
speak like people
• Repetition
• Use of the number three
 Tall Tale

• Extraordinary person - the main character is better

at things than an ordinary person

• Exaggeration – makes something greater or bigger

than it really could be

• Explanation – explains how something came to be

Myth / Legend
• A kind of fantasy
• A very old story
handed down by
word of mouth
• Explains something
about nature or
answers questions
about the meaning of
life or what is good
or evil
 Fairy Tales
• Often begin with
Once upon a time or Include a good
Long, long ago character and a bad
(evil) character
Include magic Involves a
or something problem that
enchanted is solved and
the good
Setting is a people live
forest or a happily ever
castle after
Biography
• Nonfiction
• Story about a real
person’s life that is
written by another
person
• Can cover a person’s
whole life, part of a
person’s life, or a single
incident
• A true account of a
person’s life based on
facts collected by the
author
• Written from the third
person point of view (he
or she)
 References

• www.images.google.com

• www.microsoftoffice.com

• Scott Foresman Reading – grade 3