Literary Genres

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Literary 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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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 The Outsiders Dear Mr.
Henshaw Shiloh Bridge to Terabithia Where the Red
Fern Grows So Be It
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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
The Midwives Apprentice Across Five Aprils The
American Girl Series Little House on the
Prairie Charlie Skedaddle True Confessions of
Charlotte Doyle Sign of the Beaver Dear America
Series
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Folklore

• Folklore includes 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 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 Tale of Despereaux Lion, Witch, and the
Wardrobe Lord of the Rings Harry Potter
Series James and the Giant Peach
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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 Nancy Drew The Hardy
Boys The Treehouse Mystery Mystery of the
Midnight Message Encyclopedia Brown Series Boxcar
Children Mysteries Bunnicula
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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 The
Mayflower Project Star Wars Series The Time
Machine Fahrenheit 451
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Poetry
Poetry is verse written to inspire thoughts and
feelings in the reader. It often uses rhyme and
rhythm, or it 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
Informational books are nonfiction books that
give true facts on a variety of subjects.
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Examples of Informational Writing
Stock Car Racing Dragsters BMX Bikes Swimming Flyi
ng Animals Whales Tigers 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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Examples of Biography
Tiger Woods An American Master The HomerunKings
BabeRuth and Henry Aaron Clara Barton, a Red
Cross Pioneer Sacagawea Brittany Spears George W.
Bush Barry Bonds
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AutoBiography
A biography is the true story of the authors
life from the past or present.
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Examples of Autobiography
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane A Long Road to
Freedom by Nelson Mandela
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Folktale

• Stories passed down orally from generation to
  generation. Often involves magic, trickery, the
  number three. Every culture has its own folktales.

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Legend

• Stories about heroes of the past that have
  become exaggerated.

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Fairy Tale

• Story about the struggle of good and evil.
  Starts with Once upon a time and ends with
  Happily ever after.

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Fable

• Short story that has a moral and usually the
  characters are talking animals.

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Myths

• Myths are stories about gods and goddesses.
  Creation myths describe how the world came to be.
  Explanation myths describe why elements of nature
  are the way they are.

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Dramas

• Scenes show a specific time and place
• Acts are groups of scenes
• A narrator speaks directly to the audience