Chart of Text Features, Forms, and Genres Text Features Text Forms Genres (Design/presentation) (Physical forms and functions) (Literary or thematic categories) Structural elements and Narrative (fiction or informational) Adventure navigation aids such as: such as: Epic Table of contents stories told in poetry, novels, Fable Index short stories, picture books Fairy tale Title and topic Fantasy Headings Recount (fiction or informational) Folk tale Preface or Foreword first-person accounts such as: Historical fiction Epilogue diaries, journals, short stories, Horror Captions novels, memoirs Humour and satire Footnotes and endnotes Legend Glossary Procedure such as: Mystery Bibliography recipes, rule books, directions Myth Pull-down menus and maps, instruction manuals, Poetry Hyperlinks “how to” books and posters, Realistic fiction experiments Science fiction Typographical or design Autobiography elements such as: Exposition such as: Biography Font or type style essays, position papers, Memoir Bold and italic print articles, advertisements Diary or journal Colour Travel book Layout Explanation such as: Atlas textbooks in science, social Textbook Illustrations such as: studies, history, geography Reference text Inlays and cross-sections Pull quotes Report such as: Sidebars magazine and newspaper Photos reports, letters, editorials, Graphs and charts critical reviews, essays, Timelines posters Maps Electronic text such as: multimedia texts, e-mail, blogs, websites, broadcasts Functional text such as: lists, memos, notes, pamphlets, brochures, flyers, print advertisements, CD cover inserts, invitations, announcements, programs, business letters, scripts, minutes of a meeting A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades 4 to 6: A Multivolume Resource from the Ministry of Education (2006), 1:37. Active Learning – Literature Circles © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2006 .