Writing in the Classroom: Introductory: Genre

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  1. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  2. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
  3. mystery
    a story about a crime presented as a novel or play or movie
  4. poetry
    literature in metrical form
  5. drama
    the literary genre of works intended for the theater
  6. science fiction
    genre involving the imagined impact of technology on society
  7. short story
    a brief but fully developed prose narrative
  8. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
  9. novella
    a short novel
  10. nonfiction
    prose writing that is not formed by the imagination
  11. prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  12. informational
    relating to or conveying facts and knowledge
  13. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  14. explanation
    a statement that makes something comprehensible
  15. expository
    serving to expound or set forth
  16. procedural
    of or relating to processes
  17. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  18. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  19. interview
    the questioning of a person, often conducted by journalists
  20. journal
    a daily written record of experiences and observations
Created on Wed Jul 27 13:15:50 EDT 2022 (updated Tue Aug 02 12:03:48 EDT 2022)

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