Characteristics of

Narrative Text
Genres
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Today’s Objectives

➢ TSWBAT list the basic

characteristics of fairy tales
➢ TSWBAT list the basic
characteristics of nursery
rhymes
➢ TSWBAT list the basic
characteristics of
storybooks
1. Fairy Tales
➢ Can you think of any examples of fairy tales?
➢ What are some key elements of those
examples?
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“Fairy tales are more than true;

not because they tell us that
dragons exist, but because they
tell us that dragons can be
beaten.” -Neil Gaiman
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Basic Characteristics of Fairy Tales

➢ Fantasy or make believe elements and characters

➢ Clearly defined good and evil characters
➢ Magical elements and characters
➢ Happy endings (usually)
➢ Teach a lesson
➢ Set in the past
➢ “Once upon a time…”
➢ Problem, climax, solution
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Popular Fairy Tales

➢ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
➢ Hansel and Gretel
➢ The Three Billy Goats Gruff
➢ The Little Mermaid
➢ Little Red Riding Hood
➢ Jack and the Beanstalk
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2. Nursery Rhymes
➢ Can you think of any examples of nursery rhymes?
➢ What are some key elements of those examples?
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Basic Characteristics of Nursery Rhymes

➢ Repetition
➢ Use rhythm
➢ Use rhyme
➢ Include riddles
➢ Melodic
➢ Song-like
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Rhymes
➢ Jack and Jill
➢ Baa, Baa Black Sheep
➢ The Muffin Man
➢ Three Blind Mice
➢ Itsy Bitsy Spider
➢ Old MacDonald Had a Farm
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Good work with nursery

rhymes! Let’s move
onto storybooks.
3. Storybooks
➢ What do you think of when you hear the word “storybook”?
➢ List some characteristics of what comes to mind!
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Basic Characteristics of Storybooks

➢ Intended for children

➢ Are fictional
➢ Plot
➢ Characters
➢ Conflict
➢ Obstacles
➢ Climax
➢ Resolution
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Popular Storybooks
➢ The Lorax
➢ Where the Wild Things Are
➢ The Giving Tree
➢ The Rainbow Fish
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Review
➢ Fairy Tales are stories for children that include
magical and imaginary beings and settings
➢ Fairy Tales usually start with “Once upon a time…”
and end with “and they all lived happily ever after…”
➢ Fairy tales teach lessons
➢ Nursery rhymes are melodic and use rhythm
➢ Nursery rhymes include rhyming and repetition
➢ Storybooks are fictional
➢ Storybooks have plot, characters, conflict and
resolution
➢ All of three are intended for children
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All done!
Great job learning about
storybooks, fairy tales, and
nursery rhymes today!