Informational texts, more complex fantasy, realistic fiction, traditional literature (myths, legends), biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, mysteries, historical fiction, short stories, genre combinations, diaries, satire • Unusual text organizations (e.g. flashbacks) • Many texts presenting mature societal issues, especially  those important to adolescents (family issues, growing up) • Wide range of challenging themes that build social awareness and reveal insights into the human condition • Character interpretation essential to understand the theme • Fantasy incorporating classical motifs (such as “the quest”) • Heavy content load in many texts, both fiction and nonfiction, requiring study • Some switching from setting to setting, including time change • Full range of literary devices (for example, flashback, stories within stories, symbolism, and figurative language) • Archaic words or words from languages other than English that do not follow conventional pronunciation patterns

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