Name Genres

Genre Worksheet
DIRECTIONS: Match each genre with its purpose.

To reconstruct past experiences

1. Narrative A by retelling events.

To present information abut

2. Recount B more than one side of an issue.

To advance or justify an
3. Report C argument.

To tell a story to make sense of

4. Discussion D events in the world.

To present factual information

5. Explanation E about a class of things.

To show how something can be

accomplished through a series
6. Exposition F of steps or actions.

To explain why things are as

7. Procedure G they are or how they work.

BONUS: Identify the genre of a text that you have read recently in class.

Name of Text: ____________________________________ Genre: _______________________

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