Literature Genres

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Literature Genres
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Genres and literature

• When you speak about genre and literature, genre
  means a category, or kind of story.

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All categories of books or stories can be called
either fiction or non-fiction.

• Fiction
• a made up story
• can tell about things that could happen
• is read for fun
• characters may be like real people or imaginary

• Non-Fiction
• has facts that can be checked and proven
• the author is an expert on this information
• it IS TRUE!

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FICTION

• Includes all texts that are non-factual, products
  of the imagination
• Examples
• Fairy tales
• Adventure
• Folktales and legends
• Science fiction
• Realistic fiction
• Historical fiction
• Horror
• Mystery
• TO NAME A FEW

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Realistic Fiction
Realistic fiction is made up of stories that
could really happen. Contemporary realistic
fiction is realistic fiction that is set in
modern times.
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Examples of Realistic Fiction
Because of Winn Dixie Crash Owl
Moon Shiloh Summer of the Swans Babysitter Club
series
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Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is made up of stories that
take place in a certain time and place in the
past. Real historical figures and settings may
be included in a fiction story.
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Examples of Historical Fiction
A Boy at War Across Five Aprils Ben and Me The
Butterfly Charlie Skedaddle Sign of the
Beaver Titanic Crossing Dear America Series
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Fantasy
Fantasy is fiction that has elements that are not
real. Sometimes this includes talking animals or
characters with magical powers. Theres usually
a conflict between good and evil.
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Examples of Fantasy
Alices Adventures in Wonderland Charlottes
Web The Wreck of the Zephyr Lion, Witch, and
the Wardrobe Lord of the Rings Harry Potter
Series
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Mystery
Mysteries are stories that have a real setting
and a problem to be solved that includes clues,
distractions, and an answer to the problem.
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Examples of Mystery
The House of Dies Drear Never Say Die The
Treehouse Mystery Mystery of the Midnight
Message Encyclopedia Brown Series Boxcar
Children Mysteries
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Science Fiction
Science Fiction is made up of stories that blend
fact and fiction with futuristic technology.
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Examples of Science Fiction
Aliens for Breakfast A Wrinkle in Time My Best
Friend is Invisible Star Wars The Time Machine
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Folklore (or Folk Tales) and Fairy Tales
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NON-FICTIONIncludes all
fact-based text
EXAMPLES
Science History Health Art
textbooks magazines self help how to
journals interviews first-person accounts artist biographies
manuals newspaper articles diseases symptoms cures art history
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Informational
Informational books are nonfiction books that
give true facts on a variety of subjects.
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Examples of Informational Writing
Dirt Bikes Flying Animals Danger!
Earthquakes Newspapers Encyclopedias
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Biography
A biography is the true story of a real persons
life from the past or present.
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Memoir

• A memoir is a type of biography. Memoirs engage
  the reader in the ways that good fiction books
  do
• Use of literary elements
• Usually written in first-person
• Can read like a novel
• Examples Night by Elie Wiesel
• The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

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Examples of Biography
Tiger Woods An American Master The
HomerunKings BabeRuth and Henry Aaron Clara
Barton, a Red Cross Pioneer Sacagawea
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You will pick a book each nine weeks from each
category.

• Historical Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Fantasy
• Mystery

• Biography
• Autobiography or Memoir
• Realistic Fiction