Book Genres

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Book Genres
What kind of book are YOU reading?
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Fiction or Nonfiction

• Most books and stories are either fiction or
  nonfiction.

• Fiction means the story is NOT true and
  Nonfiction means the story IS true.

• There are many KINDS of fiction like historical
  fiction, realistic fiction, science fiction,
  fantasy, and folktales.

• There are LOTS of genres of books, but youre
  just going to learn about 4 of them.

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Nonfiction

• Nonfiction books contain information that is
  based on TRUE facts. The information is not made
  up.
• Examples Missouri, Hurricanes, Sea Creatures,
  Rocks and Minerals, Dogs

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Realistic Fiction

• A realistic fiction story takes place in modern
  times. The characters are involved in events that
  could really happen.
• Examples Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing, The Last
  Holiday Concert, Holes, Report Card

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Fantasy

• Fantasy books contain parts that are NOT
  realistic like 1. Talking animals 2.
  Magical powers

• Examples Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter

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Biography

• A biography is the story of a real persons life
  that was written by someone else.
• Examples Martin Luther King, Jr., Sacajawea,
  George Washington Carver, Helen Keller, Harriet
  Tubman

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Author's Purpose
Authors have several main reasons for writing
their books. The authors reason for writing
something is called his or her PURPOSE for
writing. The main reasons for writing are 1. To
inform (to teach you about something) 2. To
entertain (to hold the attention of the
reader through enjoyment) 3. To persuade (to
convince you of somethingor to make you do or
believe what the author wants you to do or
believe)
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Let's Review!

• A magazine article about trees would be
  whatgenre of writing? (biography, realistic
  fiction, fantasy, or nonfiction)

2. What genre of writing would the Series of
Unfortunate Events be?
3. What would an authors purpose be for
writinga newspaper article about how we should
get a longer Christmas break? (to entertain, to
inform, or to persuade)
4. If you wrote an informational paragraph about
rocks, what would your main purpose be?
5. What genre of writing would a book about
Abraham Lincolns life be?