There are different styles of reading, including nonfiction such as newspapers, magazines, and academic works, as well as fiction and poetry. Nonfiction uses a straightforward style to report facts, while fiction focuses on entertaining readers through creative writing without strict structure. Poetry uses rhythmic language to convey imagery and emotion. The document encourages readers to explore various genres without worrying about rules and instead focus on enjoying the content.

1. Reading: Level 6

2. Types of Reading

3. Learn different styles of writing
Become more comfortable reading
English

4. • Nonfiction
newspapers, magazines, books
structured writing
biographies, memoirs
• Fiction
• Poetry

5. • Simple, straightforward style
• Considered facts
• Purpose is to report, reflect, comment
Examples: Newspapers, Business Journals, News
Magazines
- Read titles
- Look for who, what, where, when, why

6. Structured Writing
• Academic and formal
• Used in academic and research papers
• Follows a set structure
Examples of research paper rules: No contractions,
five paragraph form, footnotes

7. Biographies and Memoirs
• Biographies are stories about a real person's life
• Autobiographies = Memoirs
(author is the subject of writing)
• Nonfiction = True Things

8. • Fiction = Not True
• Nonfiction = True
BE CAREFUL!
- No strict sentence structure
- Focus on words and actions
- Goal is to entertain
Read for Fun!

9. • Long Readings = Novels
• Short Readings = Short Stories
• Medium Readings = Novellas
- Countless Genres
- Easy to Impossible
- Words and Styles have changed over time

10. • Standard Writings = Prose
• Poetry = Poetic Structure
rhythmic division of phrases for added meaning
- Conveys imagery with distinctive structure
- Goal is to create emotion
- Uses words more for feeling than for story

11. • Many Different Styles
- for example, Japanese Haiku
• Means Different Things to Different People
• Don’t Be Frustrated!
• Forget About The Rules
• Feel The Words

12. • Nonfiction (TRUE)
- Newspapers, magazines, academic papers,
biographies, memoirs etc.
• Fiction (NOT TRUE) and Poetry
- Many different genres
- Enjoy the stories and feel the words

13. Types of Reading

14. Reading: Level 6