An Review of Literary Genres

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An Review of Literary Genres

• By Jessica Call
• Reading/English
• Grades 5 6

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Here are 8 literary genres well be discussing
today

• Realistic Fiction
• Fantasy
• Historical Fiction
• Mystery
• Nonfiction
• Folktales/Folklore
• Poetry
• Biography/Autobiography

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Realistic Fiction

• A story that can actually happen and is set in
  present-day, dealing with modern and true-to-life
  problems and issues.
• These stories can be funny, dramatic,
  suspenseful, sad, etc

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Fantasy

• These stories suspend reality and contain
  characters and settings that are unrealistic and
  other worldly.
• An example of this would be animals that have
  human characteristics or beings that possess
  magical powers.

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Historical Fiction

• A story where the characters and plot are set
  during a period in history and correctly portray
  life at that time.
• An example would be stories set during World War
  II, the Civil War, or the Great Depression.

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Mystery

• These stories revolve around a suspenseful event,
  usually a crime.
• The plot allows the characters/reader to follow
  the clues and secrets that will solve the mystery
  by the end of the story.

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Nonfiction

• These type of stories are written for
  informational purposes and deal with real life
  events and facts.
• These stories are meant to instruct and educate
  the reader on the specifics of a topic, such as
  why an event took place or how to learn to do
  something.

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Folktales/Folklore

• These are stories that have been passed down by
  real people over the years.
• There are many types of Folktales including Tall
  Tales, Myths, Fables, Proverbs, Songs, and Fairy
  Tales.

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Poetry

• Writing that contains verse and rhythm, sometimes
  rhyme, that creates imagery and expresses
  emotion.
• These can be funny, serious, lyrical, or
  narrative (tell a story).

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Biography/Autobiography

• A true story about a real person that tells about
  their life or a part of their life.
• It can be biographical written by someone else,
  or autobiographical written by the actual
  person.

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Multiple Choice Review

• Which of the following literary genres tells a
  true story about the life of a real person?
• Realistic Fiction
• Biography/Autobiography
• Nonfiction

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You selected Realistic Fiction

• Thats a good guess, but try again. Realistic
  Fiction is a story that is set in present-day and
  deals with events that can real but did not
  actually happen.

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You selected Biography/Autobiography

• Great job! Biography/Autobiography is the
  correct answer because its a true story about a
  real person and their life.

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You selected Nonfiction

• Thats a good guess, but try again. Nonfiction
  stories write about real events and facts in
  order to inform you about them but do not tell
  the true life story of a particular person.

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Congratulations!

• You have successfully completed your review of
  literary genres! Thank you for your interest and
  keep reading!

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