Literature Genres

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Literature Genres
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Realistic Fiction

• Realistic fiction - stories that could really
  happen
• Contemporary realistic fiction - realistic
  fiction 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 -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 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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Folklore

• Folklore- stories, myths, and fables that people
  told one another over the years.
• Later the stories were written down.

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Examples of Folklore
Aesops Fables Beauty and the Beast The
Bunyans Cinderella John Henry The Talking
Eggs The Tortoise and the Hare
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Fantasy

• Fantasy - fiction with elements that are not real
• Sometimes has talking animals or characters with
  magical powers
• 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-stories that have
• a real setting
• 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 - 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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Poetry

• Poetry - verse written to inspire thoughts and
  feelings in the reader
• Often uses rhyme and rhythm, or can be written
  in free verse

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Examples of Poetry
Where the Sidewalk Ends New Kid on the
Block Chocolate Dreams Poems Mammalabilia A
Pizza the Size of the Sun Love That Dog
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Informational

• Nonfiction books
• 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

• true story of a real persons life from the past
  or present.

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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