Narrative Genre Review

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First SnowSnow makes whiteness where it falls.The bushes look like popcorn-balls.And places where I always play,Look like somewhere else today.Marie Louise AllenPoetry Example 2

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48In order of appearance:This is Just to Say by William Carlos WilliamsFirst Snow by Marie Louise AllenGeorge Gets Swine Flu from www.kidsinco.comThe Wizard, the Fairy and the Magic Chicken by Helen LesterEaster by Joyce KilmerDragonatomy by Matt DoedenImogenes Antlers by David Small (also picture from book)Winter Moon by Langston HughesWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (also picture from book)Paul Bunyan by Steven KelloggChippewa Legend, http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/WhyBuffaloHasAHump-Chippewa.htmlHarry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola (also picture from book)The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. LewisCinderella by the Brothers Grimm, retold by www.kidsinco.comWizard of Oz retold by www.kidsinco.comHey, Al! by Arthur YorinksWinter Moon by Langston HughesGeorge Gets Swine Flu from www.kidsinco.com Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett Ode to the Goose by Luo BinwangPecos Bill retold by Bill BalcziakThe Puzzle from www.kidsinco.com

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Words written to create thoughts and feelings from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme.

Things to look for:Words that make a picture in the readers mindWords are carefully chosenSticks to one topicShorter lines than a storyDivided into verses (short groups of words)

PoetryFirst SnowSnow makes whiteness where it falls.The bushes look like popcorn-balls.And places where I always play,Look like somewhere else today.Marie Louise AllenWhat makes this poetry?

Uses few words to create a pictureGood word choiceSticks to one topicThis is an example of fantasy.

A legend is a story handed down for many years through people telling them over and over. Legends are probably based on fact, but not be all true.

Look for:Characters who are brave and unselfishOverstated traits of strength and braveryGood wins over evilHappened a long time agoPart fact and part fictionMight be about a famous heroCan explain how something came to be or exist

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