9. GENRE
A particular
subject or
style of
literature, art,
or music, etc.
A class or category of
artistic endeavor
having a particular
form, content,
technique or the like
11. INFORMATIONAL
TEXTS
• A subset of the larger
category of non-fiction
(Duke and Bennett-
Armistead, 2003)
• Primary purpose is to
inform reader about
the natural or social
world
12. KINDS OF INFORMATIONAL TEXTS
ENCYCLOPEDIA
MAGAZINES
TEXTBOOKS
NEWSPAPERS/
PERIODICALS
WEBSITES
OTHER REFERENCE
MATERIALS
13. ENCYCLOPEDIA
• A book or set of
books giving
information on many
subjects or many
aspects of one
subject
• Typically
17. LITERARY
TEXTS
• Pieces of written
materials, 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.
18. KINDS OF LITERARY TEXTS
DRAMA
MYTHOLOGY
MYSTERY
HORROR
FABLE FAIRYTALES
FOLKLORE
LEGEND
SCIENCE
FICTION
BIOGRAPHY/
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
HISTORICAL
FICTION
REALISTIC
FICTION
HUMOR
FANTASY
19. DRAMA
• Intended to be more
serious in tone
• Usually for theatrical
performance, where
conflicts and
emotions are express
through dialogue and
action
32. Group activity
As a group, accomplish this activity:
Compare the two: Informational Text and Literary Text using Venn
Diagram
INFORMATIONAL
TEXT
LITERARY
TEXT
33.
34. Assessment:
Identify those terms, put it on the box where it belongs.
Informational Text Literary Text
HISTORICAL FICTION MAGAZINES TEXTBOOK
NEWS PAPER FABLE
DRAMA BIOGRAPHY ENCYCLOPEDIA
FANTASY MYTHOLOGY