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Study Guide for Literary Genre Test

Study Guide for Literary Genre Test. Ms. Arbona’s Intensive Reading Class. What is genre?. Category Type. Two main categories of literature. Fiction Non-Fiction. Characteristics of Fiction. Made up Could happen Read for fun, pleasure Real or imaginary characters.

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Study Guide for Literary Genre Test

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  1. Study Guide for Literary Genre Test Ms. Arbona’s Intensive Reading Class

  2. What is genre? • Category • Type

  3. Two main categories of literature • Fiction • Non-Fiction

  4. Characteristics of Fiction • Made up • Could happen • Read for fun, pleasure • Real or imaginary characters

  5. Characteristics of Non-Fiction • Factual • Expert author • TRUE

  6. Characteristic of Realistic Fiction • Contemporary • Could happen

  7. Characteristics of Historical Fiction • Set around a certain time/place in the past • Real history inspired/Fictional characters

  8. Types of Folklore • Myths • Fables • Tall tales

  9. Characteristics of Fantasy • Elements that are not real • Talking animals/characters • Magical powers • Conflict of good vs evil

  10. Characteristics of a Fairy Tale • Special beginning/ending • Good & evil characters • Royalty • Magic • Problem/solution • Things happen in 3s or 7s

  11. Characteristics of Mystery • Real setting • A problem to be solved • Clues • Distractions • Answer to the problem

  12. Characteristics of Science Fiction • Futuristic technology

  13. Characteristics of an Adventure • Main character goes through many trials • Action! Action! Action! • Villain • Suspense/Excitement

  14. What is a biography? • About a person’s life written by someone else

  15. What is an autobiography? • Story of one’s life written by that person.

  16. Test Friday September 7, 2012 Good Luck! Study Hard!

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