Unit 1 3 Literary Genres

Essential Question:

How can I identify fictional writing?

• Fiction - prose writing about (pretend) characters

• Non Fiction – prose writing that is true. Real people, places, objects or events.

• Poetry – prose writing that involves musical or figurative language

Fiction

Fiction has lesser genres such as:

• Novel• Short story• Fable• Folktale• Tall tale• Fantasy• Science fiction

Novel

• A fictional prose narrative of considerable length (long), typically having a plot and maybe even 2 themes.

One example would be

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Short Story

• Short stories are brief, or short

The Greyling is a short story we will read

Fable

• A brief story that has a moral, or a lesson to learn.

• The Three Little Pigs

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• The Tortoise and the Hare

Folktale

• Began being told oral a very long time ago (before there was paper)

• Passed down from generation to generation

• Anansi

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Tall Tale

• An improbable story (can not happen)

• Exaggeration

• Johnny Appleseed

• Pecos Bill

Fantasy

• Oh Outter worlds (OZ)• My Magic (Harry Potter) • Gosh Good vs. evil (Harry Potter –Voldemore)• He’s Heroes (superman)• So Super powers • Fine Fantastic objects (wands, picksy dust)

Science Fiction

• Stories that talk about science or technology.

• Can be in the future.

• The Monster Garden

• ET

Non Fiction

Lesson Essential Question

How can I identify non fiction writing?

Non Fiction

• Biography – Diaries of Ann Frank

• Autobiography – Water by Helen Keller

Examples of Non Fiction:

• Magazine – Sports Illustrated• Article – a story in a periodical

(newspaper)• Newspaper – The Chronicle

• Letter – Dear Mrs. McGuire,

• Lesson Essential Question:

How can I identify poetry writing?

Examples of Poetry Styles

• Lyric- Like words to a song

• Acrostic

• Narrative

• Concrete/shape

Lyric Poetry

• Think of your favorite song

Acrostic

• E energic

• I independent

• L loving

• E engaging in conversation

• E eats chocolate

• N nice

Narrative

The first time I went to the beach I smelled the salty air. I breathed in and let the wind blow through my hair. The sand on my feet felt so warm. I wanted to stay until the next dawn.

Concrete

• This poem looks like what ever the author is writing about.