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Genres in Literature
There are many different kinds of books that we can
and will be reading. The word genre, means a
category or a type of a story.
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All categories of books or stories can be called either fiction or
non-fiction.
Fictiona made up story can tell about things that could happenis read for fun characters may be like real people or imaginary
Non-Fictionhas facts that can be checked and proven the author is an expert on this informationit is about real people, places and thingsit IS TRUE!
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Genres
There are many categories of stories and books.
Here are some different types of books: *Alphabet books * how to books
*animal books * coloring books
*arts and craft books * folktales
*fantasy * mystery
*poetry * biographies
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Some of the different types of books
you will find in our class library are: FictionRealistic FictionFantasy, Fairy Tales, FolktalesPoetryInformational (Non-Fiction)
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Fiction Bookstells about things that could never happen in real lifea made-up storyis read for funcharacters can include talking animals, made up monsters, people with made up characteristics.
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Realistic fiction
can be based on a real storycharacters act like real peoplecharacter try to solve a problemstory that could happen in real lifesome events are historically accuratecharacter’s feelings and behaviors are like real life
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Fantasy (Fairy Tales & Folk Tales)
Genres
animal characters may act like peoplecharacters may have special powerscharacters may be imaginaryusually has a good vs. bad conflictsetting may take place at
another time
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Poetrypage format may look different than other booksmay have rhythm (beat)may rhymeimaginative and creativeuses describing or exciting wordstells a story in verse (like a song)
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InformationalNon-Fiction
Tells facts that can be looked-up or proventells about real eventscharacters have really livedmay have maps, diagrams and illustrations to explain the factsauthor is an expert on the subject
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