English Language Arts Standards » Standard 10: Range, Quality, & Complexity » Range of Text Types for 6-12
Print this pageStudents in grades 6-12 apply the Reading standards to the following range of text types, with texts selected from a broad range of cultures and periods.
| Literature | Informational Text | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stories | Dramas | Poetry | Literary Nonfiction and Historical, Scientific, and Technical Texts |
| Includes the subgenres of adventure stories, historical fiction, mysteries, myths, science fiction, realistic fiction, allegories, parodies, satire, and graphic novels | Includes one-act and multi-act plays, both in written form and on film | Includes the subgenres of narrative poems, lyrical poems, free verse poems, sonnets, odes, ballads, and epics | Includes the subgenres of exposition, argument, and functional text in the form of personal essays, speeches, opinion pieces, essays about art or literature, biographies, memoirs, journalism, and historical, scientific, technical, or economic accounts (including digital sources) written for a broad audience |
