Genres To Review For Testing

Getting Ready For ARMT & SAT

FICTION

Stories that are not true Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction

HISTORICAL FICTION

• Story is set in a particular time and place in the past

• Story contains details that make the story more realistic.

• Characters talk, dress, and act like people of that time period

• Story involves real people and actual events and dates that happened in history

Fiction

HISTORICAL FICTION EXAMPLES A Boy at War Across Five Aprils Ben and Me The Butterfly Charlie Skedaddle Sign of the Beaver Titanic Crossing Dear America Series

REALISTIC FICTION

• Characters behave like real people and animals

• Settings in the story are real or could be real

• Events in the story could happen in real life• Conflicts in the story are similar to

problems that happen in real life

Fiction

REALISTIC FICTION EXAMPLES

Because of Winn Dixie Crash Owl Moon Shiloh Summer of the Swans Babysitter Club series Bluford High Series

SHORT STORY

A short work with minimal characters who move through a PLOT to resolve minimal conflicts.

Fiction

NOVEL

Story with multiple characters who move through a plot to solve multiple conflicts.

Fiction

MYTH

Stories that explain something in nature or human behavior.

Often Includes Gods and Goddesses

Fiction

FOLKTALE

Story passed down in a culture- often explains events in nature.

Good/Smart wins over Evil/Stupid Includes exaggerated characters or

events.

Fiction

PARABLE

Story that teaches a lesson Uses people as characters

Considered to be Fiction and Nonfiction

FABLE

Short story that teaches a lesson Usually uses animals as characters,

but this is NOT a requirement.

Fiction

PLAY/DRAMA Meant to be performed or acted out• Has a list that names and describes the

characters• Includes descriptions of scenes or settings• Includes dialogue or lines that the

characters speak to one another • Includes stage directions giving more

details about what is happening on the stage or what actors are to do Fiction

SCIENCE FICTION Between realistic and fantasy Includes

Setting in the future Technology Journey through space and time Imaginary characters Fantastic situations Surprise ending

FICTION

FANTASY Plot, Theme, and Setting revolves around

magic/supernatural.

• People, animals, or objects do things they cannot do in real life.

• Story takes place in a make-believe setting that does not exist in the real world (far away land or kingdom)

• Begins with the phrase like “Once upon a time…” or “Once there was…”

• Story has creatures in it that are not found in real life Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction

and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of technological and grim themes.

FICTION

EXAMPLES OF FANTASY

Indian in the Cupboard Charlotte’s Web James and the Giant Peach Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland The Wizard of Oz Harry Potter books

LEGEND/ URBAN LEGEND Old story passed down from one generation to

the next- usually connected to some real historical person or event.

Think of Robin Hood- based on the real “Highway Men”

Urban Legends follow the format but are more current.

Fiction

NONFICTION

Any type of writing that is used to convey information.

Nonfiction/True

ARTICLES- Newspaper/Magazine/Internet

Purpose is to give factual information Includes

Headline-boldface words about article Subhead-smaller boldface words Byline-name of reporter Dateline-location and date Lead-sentence that begins article Tone-choice of words and point of view

NonFiction

BIOGRAPHY A story about a person’s life written by

someone else (2)

• Will be written in Third Person (He, She, It, They)• Tells important information about a person’s life,

including his or her achievements or talents.• Tells how a person talks, feels, and thinks about things• Either may be about the person’s whole life or part of

their life

Nonfiction

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

The story of a person’s life written by that very person (1)

• Will be in First Person (I, me, we, etc.)• Tells important information about their own life,

including achievements or talents.• Tells how the person talks, feels, and thinks about

things• Either may be about the person’s whole life or part

of their life

Nonfiction

DIARY A record (originally in written book format) with

discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period.

Discrete- respecting privacy or of delicate nature.

Think of The Diary of Anne Frank

Nonfiction

POETRY

Words arranged in patterns- usually has rhythm.

Fiction

HAIKU- POETRY

A haiku is a Japanese poem of 3 lines and seventeen syllables (5-7-5).

Example: An old silent pond (5) A frog jumps into the pond (7) Splash, silence again (5)

CONCRETE POETRY Pattern or shape poetry, in which the

typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words,...

LIMERICK- POETRY

a five-line poem with a strict form aabba

Limericks are witty or humorous

Limerick Poetry Example

THE DOG BITSY

1. There once was a dog named Bitsy.2. Her clothes did not fitsy.

3. She ate like a pig,4. She became a little too big.5. Her clothes started to ripsy.

**Notice lines 1, 2, & 5 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme (aabba).

BALLAD- Poetry

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative story and set to music.

The Ballad of The Beverly Hillbillies- Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed

Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fedThen one day he was shooting for some food,And up through the ground come a bubbling crude(Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea)

Well the first thing you know old Jed's a millionaireKin folk said Jed move away from thereSaid California is the place you oughta beSo they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly(Hills that is, swimming pools, movie stars)

Well now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kinThey would like to thank you folks for kindly dropping inYou're all invited back again to this localityTo have a heaping helping of their hospitality(Beverly Hillbillies, that's what they call 'em now, Nice folks Y'all come back now, ya hear?)

SONNET-Poetry

a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme.

Has an alternating rhyme scheme (e.g., "a b a b").

ELEGY- POETRY

A poem that mourns the passing of something or someone important to the writer.

Think of Annabel Lee by Poe.

Epic Poem

An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.[ the HERO is a figure of imposing stature, of national or

international importance the SETTING is vast in scope, covering great nations, the

world, or the universe; the action consists of deeds of great valor or requiring

superhuman courage; supernatural forces—gods, angels, and demons--interest

themselves in the action and intervene from time to time; the epic poet recounts the deeds of his heroes with

objectivity (no feeling).

Examples of Epic Poems

Beowulf

The Oddyssey

GenresSTORIES/POEMS WE HAVE COVERED-

Categorize examples on brochure- underneath your definitions. You may use other stories/poems you have read also.

A Thousand Year Woman Rikki-Tikki-Tavi The Treasure of Lemon

Brown The Monsters Are Due

On Maple Street Zoo A Christmas Carol Seventh Grade The Dinner Party After 20 Years The Raven A Rice Sandwich

Girls Mother and Daughter The Smallest Dragonboy Anteaus Hearts and Hands The Highwayman Annabel Lee User Friendly Echo and Narcissus Phaethon Eeking Out A Life Jaguar The Giving Tree