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Literature Genres. Genres and literature. When you speak about genre and literature, genre means a category, or kind of story. 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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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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Realistic Fiction

• Some of the elements of the genre 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

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Examples of Realistic Fiction

Because of Winn DixieCrashOwl MoonShilohSummer of the SwansBabysitter Club series

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Historical FictionHistorical 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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Example: Historical Fiction

Some of the elements of the genre of 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 that happened in

history

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Examples of Historical FictionA Boy at WarAcross Five AprilsBen and MeThe ButterflyCharlie SkedaddleSign of the BeaverTitanic CrossingDear America Series

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FolkloreFolklore includes stories, myths, and fables that people told one another over the years. Later the stories were written down.

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Example: Fable

Some of the elements of the genre of fable:

• Stories are very short• Stories usually have two or three

characters• The characters may be animals or

things that act like people• Teach a “lesson” or moral

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Folk Tales

• Some of the elements of the genre of folk tales:

• A story that has been told and retold over generations• Different countries have similar folk tales• Folk tales often begin with “Once upon a time” or

“Long ago in a far away place…”• Characters can be animals or objects that can speak• The story often teaches a lesson or moral• Good or smart wins over evil or stupid• The story is told using the words he, she or it• Actions or words are often repeated (in a pattern)• The story has an exciting “high point” at the end

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Examples of FolkloreAesop’s FablesBeauty and the BeastThe BunyansCinderellaJohn HenryThe Talking EggsThe Tortoise and the Hare

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Example: Myth

Some of the elements of the genre of myth:

• A story that offers an explanation of how something in nature looks or

happens• A story that explains why people act

as they do• The characters may be human, or

gods or goddesses

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Example: Legend

Some of the elements of the genre of legend:

• A story about a hero or heroine• May be based on facts, but the hero

or heroine’s actions are “bigger” than life

• The story has factual elements, but through countless retellings, the characters and their actions have

become exaggerated

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FantasyFantasy is fiction that has elements that are not real. Sometimes this includes talking animals or characters with magical powers. There’s usually a conflict between good and evil.

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Examples of FantasyAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Charlotte’s Web

The Wreck of the Zephyr

Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe

Lord of the Rings

Harry Potter Series

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Fairy Tale• Special beginning and/or ending words - Once

upon a time...and they lived happily ever after. • Good character • Evil character • Royalty and/or a castle usually present • Magic happens • Problem and a Solution • Things often happen in "threes" or "sevens"

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Examples of Fairy Tale

The Dog and Her Little Glass Slipper

CinderellaThe Stinky Cheese Man and

Other Fairly Stupid Tales

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MysteryMysteries 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 MysteryThe House of Dies Drear

Never Say Die

The Treehouse Mystery

Mystery of the Midnight Message

Encyclopedia Brown Series

Boxcar Children Mysteries

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Science FictionScience Fiction is made up of stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology.

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Examples of Science FictionAliens for Breakfast

A Wrinkle in Time

My Best Friend is Invisible

Star Wars

The Time Machine

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AdventureThe characters (and the reader) can always expectthe worst - the main characters can, and usually do,have everything thrown at them. Action, action andmore action are hallmarks of a goodadventure/suspense book. The entire read is a rollercoaster ride of chills and excitement with the last stop (and page) not always ending in happiness. Andfinally, there must be a villain, for without afoe…without an adversary, there can be no adventure…nosuspense.

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Examples of Adventure

The Whipping BoyIsland of the Blue DolphinsAbel’s IslandThe Cay

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PoetryPoetry 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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Example: Poetry

Some of the elements of the genre of poetry:

• Poems often contain words that rhyme

• Poems often contain incomplete sentences, each on its own line

• Poems often contain lines with rhythm or meter

• Poems often contain repeated words

• Poems often are rich in imageryPoems are organized in stanzas.

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Examples of PoetryWhere 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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InformationalInformational books are nonfiction books that give true facts on a variety of subjects.

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Example: Informational/Expository Text

Some of the elements of the genre of expository text:

• Gives factual and verifiable information about a specific subject. Information presented can be checked using other sources, i.e. newspapers,

encyclopedias, etc.• Uses facts about real events and people

• Presents information in a clear way• Gives events in the order in which they happened

• Writing organized by topics• May use diagrams, photographs, and other

illustrations

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Examples of Informational Writing

Dirt Bikes

Flying Animals

Danger! Earthquakes

Newspapers

Encyclopedias

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BiographyA biography is the true story of a real person’s life from the past or present.

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Example: BiographySome of the elements of the genre of

biography:

• An account of a real person’s life written by someone else

• 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 the about the person’s

whole life or part of their life• Events are usually told in the order they

occurred (chronologically)

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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

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Example: Autobiography

Some of the elements of the genre of autobiography:

• An account by a person about his or her own life

• Tells important information about their own life, including achievements or

talents.• Tells how the person talks, feels, and

thinks about things• Either may be the about the person’s

whole life or part of their life• Events are usually told in the order they

occurred (chronologically)