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Drama, Biography, Myths & Persuasive Texts

The document provides information about different types of non-fiction stories including drama, biography, narrative non-fiction, myths, persuasive texts, and characteristics of each. It discusses elements such as dialogues, characters, stage directions, facts about a person's life, maintaining a balance between imagination and retelling real stories, inclusion of incredible events and supernatural beings, using techniques like OREO to convince readers, and more.

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Drama, Biography, Myths & Persuasive Texts

The document provides information about different types of non-fiction stories including drama, biography, narrative non-fiction, myths, persuasive texts, and characteristics of each. It discusses elements such as dialogues, characters, stage directions, facts about a person's life, maintaining a balance between imagination and retelling real stories, inclusion of incredible events and supernatural beings, using techniques like OREO to convince readers, and more.

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Characterisitics Drama
● Drama emphasizes on dialogues,
characters, and stage directions. ● Is the specific mode of fiction
represented in performance.
● Include elements such as music, dance
and poetry.

● May include elements of music, dance, Types of Drama


art, poetry.
● Comedy
● Tragedy
● Act in front of another people.
● Melodrama
● It could use mime in order to represent
● Musical Drama
something.
Characteristics
Biography
Talk about some important person ● An account of someone's life
Example: Malala Yousafzai, Bill Clinton. written by someone else.

The person is alive o lived many years


ago, leaving important contributions.

It is talk about facts, births,


Take in to account
achievements, childhood and important This information talk about non fiction
events. stories.
Charactersitics Narrative non fiction
It tells real life story, about real people
● Is relating personal experience and facts.
usually told in first person.

● Maintaining the balance between


imagination and retelling a story.
Important stories
● Narrative nonfiction is its focus on ● Do not pick you nose
play. ● Marvin Repost
● Be a president
Characteristics Myth
Is a traditional story, especially one
● Usually includes incredible or concerning the early history of people
miraculous events.
● Contains fables, folktales, sagas,
legends and parables.
● Has a great mythology is present,
battles against supernatural
Mythical Criatures
unicorns cyclops
beings.
Kraken centaur
Dragons
Mermaid
gnomos
Characteristics Persuasive text
A persuasive text is a form of non-
● might be trying to persuade you to fiction writing which aims to convince
do something. the reader of a certain point of view.
● Use the OREO Technique.
● Is clear and concise.

OREO
O= opinion
R= reason
E: Example
O= opinion
Name: ______________

Reading Comprehension
Read the text and answer the questions.
Peter’s Magic Shoes
Peter’s grandfather gave him a new pair of shoes for his tenth
birthday. He smiled as he gave them to Peter, as if he knew
something. “Good luck,” his grandfather whispered. Peter had
no idea what that meant, but he put them on and ran outside.
As soon as he stepped outside, the shoes lifted him into the air.
Peter was floating off the ground! He went higher and higher,
and could control where he went. It was as if he was a super
hero. He looked down at his house and saw his grandfather
smiling and waving at him. Peter grinned and flew off.

1. Why did his grandfather smile when he gave Peter the shoes?
______________________________________________________
2. What happened when he stepped outside?
______________________________________________________
3. How do you think Peter felt when he started to fly?
______________________________________________________
4. Do you think Peter will use his powers for good or evil?
______________________________________________________
5. What would you do if you could fly?
______________________________________________________
Answers

Reading Comprehension
Read the text and answer the questions.
Peter’s Magic Shoes
Peter’s grandfather gave him a new pair of shoes for his tenth
birthday. He smiled as he gave them to Peter, as if he knew
something. “Good luck,” his grandfather whispered. Peter had
no idea what that meant, but he put them on and ran outside.
As soon as he stepped outside, the shoes lifted him into the air.
Peter was floating off the ground! He went higher and higher,
and could control where he went. It was as if he was a super
hero. He looked down at his house and saw his grandfather
smiling and waving at him. Peter grinned and flew off.

1. Why did his grandfather smile when he gave Peter the shoes?
He smiled because he knew they were magic shoes.
2. What happened when he stepped outside?
He started floating in the air.
3. How do you think Peter felt when he started to fly?
He felt excited because he flew higher.
4. Do you think Peter will use his powers for good or evil?
He will use them for good – “it was if he was a super hero.”
5. What would you do if you could fly?
Answers will vary.
Name: ______________

Reading Comprehension
Read the text and answer the questions.
Millie’s Hair Style
Millie had a unique hair style. Everywhere she went, people
stopped and looked at her. Millie had long pink hair that was
covered in tiny spiders! It was the most bizarre hair style in
the world. The spiders had been living on top of her head for
years. Their parents, grandparents and great grandparents
had lived in her hair. Millie was proud of her hair style and
changed the way she had her hair every day. Some days she
had the spiders dangling from the ends of her hair, and other
days she sat the spiders on top of her bun. It was unique!

1. What does unique mean?


______________________________________________________
2. What do you think other people thought of Millie’s hair?
______________________________________________________
3. How long had the spiders been living in her hair?
______________________________________________________
4. How did Millie feel about her own hair style?
______________________________________________________
5. What do you think about Millie’s hair style?
______________________________________________________
Answers

Reading Comprehension
Read the text and answer the questions.
Millie’s Hair Style
Millie had a unique hair style. Everywhere she went, people
stopped and looked at her. Millie had long pink hair that was
covered in tiny spiders! It was the most bizarre hair style in
the world. The spiders had been living on top of her head for
years. Their parents, grandparents and great grandparents
had lived in her hair. Millie was proud of her hair style and
changed the way she had her hair every day. Some days she
had the spiders dangling from the ends of her hair, and other
days she sat the spiders on top of her bun. It was unique!

1. What does unique mean?


Unique means unlike anything else, special, different.
2. What do you think other people thought of Millie’s hair?
Other people thought it was strange. They stopped and looked.
3. How long had the spiders been living in her hair?
They had been living there for years.
4. How did Millie feel about her own hair style?
She was proud of her hair style.
5. What do you think about Millie’s hair style?
Answers will vary.

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