Genres of Literature

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Genres of Literature
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• Miss Ingalsbe
• 6th Grade Learning Support
• PSSA Practice

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Directions
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Genres of Literature
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Biography
1. Click on the question mark (?). 2. Click on
each genre to learn more about it! 3. Click on
Review Questions.
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
What is a genre? Click to find out!
Mystery
Review Questions
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What is genre?
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• A genre is a category or a type of story.
• For example
• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Poetry

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Fiction
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• Fiction is a story that is made up.
• It tells about things that could happen.
• We read fiction stories for fun.
• The characters in a fictional story may be real
  or made up.

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Nonfiction
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• Nonfiction stories are true.
• They have facts that can be checked and proven.

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Poetry
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• Poetry is a story told in verse.
• It may rhyme, but it does not have to.
• It has describing and exciting words.
• The format may look different than other books.
• It can be fiction or nonfiction.

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Biography
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• A biography is nonfiction.
• It tells about the most important facts in a
  persons life.

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Fantasy
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• Fantasy is a fictional story.
• The characters may have special powers.
• The setting may be in another time (past or
  future).

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Science Fiction
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• This is a fictional story.
• It is usually set in the future.
• It may be in a different world or in space.
• The story may have aliens.

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stories!
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Mystery
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• A mystery is a fictional story.
• The characters investigate.
• They are finding something unknown.

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Realistic Fiction
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• The characters deal with real life problems.
• The characters can be real or made up.
• It usually takes place in the present time.

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stories!
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Examples of Fiction
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• Pippi Longstocking
• By Astrid Ericsson Lindgren
• From the Messed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
  Frankweiler
• By E. L. Konigsburg

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Examples of Nonfiction
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• Growing Up in Coal Country
• By Susan Campbell Bartoletti
• Space Exploration
• By Carole Stott

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Examples of Poetry
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• If Youre Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand Poems
  About School
• By Kali Dakos and G. Brian Karas
• Where the Sidewalk Ends
• By Shel Silverstein

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Example of Biographies
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• The Story of Walt Disney Maker of Magical Worlds
• By Bernice Seldon
• Abraham Lincoln
• By Tanya Lee Stone

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Examples of Fantasy
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• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
• By C.S. Lewis
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• By Roland Dahl

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Example of Science Fiction
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• Sebastian Quinn and the Planet of Fire
• By Frank M. Castel

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Examples of Mystery
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• Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
• By Donald J. Sobol
• The Case of Stolen Time The Misadventures of
  Inspector Moustachio
• By Madsen and Lisa Falzon

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Examples of Realistic Fiction
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• Because of Winn Dixie
• By Kate DiCamillo
• The Secret Garden
• By Hodgson Burnett

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Directions Click on the choice to see if you are
right!

• ______________ is a story told in verse.
• Realistic Fiction
• Fantasy
• Poetry

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Sorry, but that is not the right
answer. Realistic Fiction is a story where
characters deal with real life problems. Click
the picture to try again!
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Sorry, but that is not the right answer. Fantasy
is a fictional story where characters may have
special powers. Click the picture to try
again!
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You are correct! Great job!
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Directions Click on the choice to see if you are
right!

• _______________ tell about the most important
• facts of a persons life.
• Biographies
• Science Fiction stories
• Mysteries

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You are correct! Great job!
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• Sorry, but that is not the right answer.
• Science Fiction is a fictional story that is
• usually set in the future.
• Click the picture to try again!

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• Sorry, but that is not the right answer.
• A mystery is a fictional story where the
• characters are trying to find out something
• that is unknown.
• Click the picture to try again!

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Great Work!

• You have completed the
• Genres of Literature lesson.
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