Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
Text forms and genres, including creative spoken forms
Elaboration
Within a type of communication, the writer, speaker, or designer chooses a form based on the purpose of the piece. Common written forms include narrative, journal, procedural, expository, explanatory, news article, e-mail, blog, advertisements, poetry, novel, and letter.
literary or thematic categories (e.g., adventure, fable, fairy tale, fantasy, folklore, historical, horror, legend, mystery, mythology, picture book, science fiction, biography, essay, journalism, manual, memoir, personal narrative, speech)
- spoken word/slam poetry
- recitation
- oral storytelling
- readers’ theatre
- debate
- radio/podcasts/social media
- presentations
- public service announcements (PSAs)
keywords
forms
genres
creative spoken forms