Genre

1
Genre

• Whats that??

2
According to the Dictionary...

• Genre is defined as
• a kind, or type, as of works of literature, art,
  etc.
• Literary Genre falls into 2 categories
• Fiction
• Non-Fiction

3
Literary Genre

• Fiction
• a making up of imaginary happenings
• any literary work portraying imaginary characters
  and events, as a novel, story or play

• Non-Fiction
• The prefix Non giving a word an opposite or
  reverse meaning
• Something that is NOT made up or imaginary

4
Literary Genre
5
Fiction Sub-Groups
6
Non-Fiction

• Biography/Autobiography
• True story about a real person
• Essay
• Reflects the authors outlook or opinion
• Narrative Nonfiction
• Factual information presented in a story
• Speech
• Public address or discourse

7
Dewey Classification

• The Dewey Classification System has a number for
  EVERY kind of book.
• Fiction and Non-Fiction alike
• Libraries choose to pull the fiction books and
  organize them separately for ease of access,
  because there is so much.

8
Dewey Numbers forMajor Categories

• 813 - American Fiction
• Filed as F or FIC by Author
• 823 - English Fiction
• Filed as F or FIC by Author
• 811 - Poetry
• 920 - Biography
• Filed as B or 92 by Author
• 398 - Fairy Tales

• 591 - Animals
• 796 - Sports
• 500 - Science
• 780 - Music

9
Looking for Books
So remember, when looking for any genre of book,
each has its own address (Dewey Number) and all
you need to find it, is the number. My hope is
that you have learned something about genre and
the Dewey Classification System.
10
The End