Literary Genres

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Literary Genres
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Genre types of literaturefiction a story
NOT based on fact a made-up storynon-fiction
a TRUE story
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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
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Folklore/Traditional

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

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Examples of Traditional
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 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 Treehouse
Mystery Mystery of the Midnight
Message Encyclopedia Brown Series Boxcar Children
Mysteries
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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 Giver
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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 A Pizza the Size of
the Sun Love That Dog
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Biography
A biography is the true story of a real persons
life from the past or present written by SOMEONE
else.
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Examples of Biography
Tiger Woods An American Master The Homerun
Kings Babe Ruth and Henry Aaron Clara Barton,
a Red Cross Pioneer Sacagawea Brittany
Spears George W. Bush Barry Bonds
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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
BMX Bikes Swimming Flying Animals Whales Tigers Da
nger! Earthquakes Newspapers Encyclopedias
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Autobiography

• Written by a person about their own life

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Examples of Autobiographies

• The Diary of Anne Frank
• Marley and Me
• Stories I Only Tell my Friends
• My Life in France
• Drew Brees

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Drama

• Written to be performed
• CHAD (enters stage left) Jane, where have you
  been?

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Examples of Drama

• Romeo and Juliet
• Hairspray
• Law and Order