Unit1ThewrittenwordWordpowerLiteratureTrytoanswerseveralquestions:⑴Areyouinterestedinbooks
⑵Whatkindofbooksareyouparticularlyfondof
⑶Howmanycategoriesofliteraturecanyouname
Discussthosequestionsinsmallgroups,thenwritedownallthecategoriessaidbystudentsontheblackboard
ReadthearticleaboutdifferentcategoriesofliteratureinpartA
Findoutallthetypesmentionedintext
FillinthechartbelowpoetrydramaShortstoryromanceSciencefictionnovelNewsarticlebiographyautobiographyCategoryofliteratureDescriptionFictionNon-fiction•hasarepeatedrhythm•focusesonfeelings•tellsastorythroughactionandspeech•firstwrittenandthenperformedonstage•onlyafewcharacters•asimpleplot•manycharacters•acomplexplot•popular•inanewspaper•reportsfactualinformationDescribesthelifeofapersonDescribestheauthor’sownlifeCharlesDickensDickens,Charle