Multiliteracies

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 * Genres** are Text Types written for particular audiences and purposes. Each genre has a predictable structure and they have predictable grammatical features. They are important because:
 * genres give a pattern to follow to make writing easier[[image:Childrens_book.jpg align="right"]]
 * help teachers ensure that writing tasks are varied
 * provide a good basis for analysing and assessing children's writing
 * help teach children about grammar

Three broad Genres are:
 * **Recount**
 * **Narrative**
 * **Procedure**

Teaching genres: - establish a purpose and context of the activity - discuss examples of the genre and talk about its uses in the school and the community - conduct Shared Reading time based on the samples of the genre - assist children to produce drafts which follow the genre using Guided Writing

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