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Literary Genres

Literary Genres. All books can be divided into two categories:. fiction nonfiction. a made up story can tell about things that could happen is read for fun characters may be like real people or imaginary. facts that can be checked and proven

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Literary Genres

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  1. Literary Genres

  2. All books can be divided into two categories: fiction nonfiction • a made up story • can tell about things that could happen • is read for fun • characters may be like real people or imaginary • facts that can be checked and proven • the author is an expert on this information • it IS TRUE! Genre means a category, or type of literature.

  3. Categories of Genre There are many genres of books. Here are some of the common ones: • Realistic fiction • Historical fiction • Science fiction • Adventure • Mystery • Fantasy • Myths • Folktales • Fables • Fairy tales • Tall tales • Informational • Poetry • Biography

  4. Realistic Fiction • Stories are set in the real world. • Contains characters who seem believable. • The reader believes that the story could “really happen.”

  5. Examples of Realistic Fiction • Because of Winn Dixie • Crash • Owl Moon • Shiloh • Summer of the Swans • Babysitter Club series

  6. Historical Fiction • Stories set in times past. • Blends history with fiction. • Historical fiction helps us understand what life might have been like during a particular time period.

  7. Examples of Historical Fiction • A Boy at War • Across Five Aprils • Ben and Me • The Butterfly • Charlie Skedaddle • Sign of the Beaver • Titanic Crossing • Dear America Series

  8. Science fiction • Stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology • May involve magic or time travel.

  9. Examples of Science Fiction • Aliens for Breakfast • A Wrinkle in Time • My Best Friend is Invisible • Star Wars • The Time Machine

  10. Adventure • Setting many times in the wild. • Main character must make decisions that will determine if he or she will survive. • Main character usually grows and finds strength of character in the situation. • Exciting plots.

  11. Examples of Adventure • Hatchet • The Call of the Wild • Touching Spirit Bear • Julie of the Wolves

  12. Mystery • Deals with a problem that must be solved. • Something or someone is missing. • Strange events keep happening. • A detective or main character looks for clues in order to solve the mystery.

  13. Examples of Mystery The House of Dies Drear Never Say Die The Treehouse Mystery Mystery of the Midnight Message The Hardy Boys Series Boxcar Children Mysteries

  14. Fantasy • The reader must suspend belief. • Many times the story takes place in another world. • May involve magic or time travel. • Sometimes animals can talk or have human characteristics.

  15. Examples of Fantasy • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland • Charlotte’s Web • The Wreck of the Zephyr • Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe • Lord of the Rings • Harry Potter Series

  16. Myths,Folk Tales,Fables, Fairy Tales, and Tall tales

  17. Myth A story that usually explains something about the world andinvolves gods and other superhuman beings.

  18. Examples of Myths • Baucis and Philemon • Medusa’s Head • Quetzalcoatl • Daedalus and Icarus

  19. Folk Tale • A folk tale is a story with no known author. Folk tales are passed down from one generation to another by word of mouth.

  20. Examples of Folk Tales • Johnny Appleseed • Yellowhammer • Seventh Sister • How the Snake Got Poison • John Henry

  21. Fable • A fable is a very brief story in prose or in verse that teaches a moral or a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.

  22. Examples of Fables • The Crow and the Jar • The Wolf and the House Dog • The Fox and the Crow • The Country Mouse and the City Mouse • The Maid and the Milk Pail

  23. Fairy tale • A fairy tale is a type of imaginative writing that carries the reader into an invented world where the laws of nature, as we know them, do not operate.

  24. Examples of Fairy Tales • Cinderella • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Ella Enchanted • Cinder Edna Photo from: http://www.jlmatrix.co.uk/joanna/images/enchanted1.jpg

  25. Tall Tale • A fictional story that stretches the truth. • The heroes or sheroes are "larger than life.“ • Characters are given exaggerated characteristics

  26. Some classic tall tale heroes and sheroes are Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett, Pecos Bill, and Slue-Foot Sue.

  27. Informational • Tells facts that can be looked-up or proven • tells about real events • characters have really lived • may have maps, diagrams and illustrations to explain the facts • author is an expert on the subject

  28. Examples of Informational Writing • Dirt Bikes • Flying Animals • Danger! Earthquakes • Newspapers • Encyclopedias

  29. 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.

  30. Examples of Poetry • Where the Sidewalk Ends • New Kid on the Block • Chocolate Dreams: Poems • Mammalabilia • A Pizza the Size of the Sun • Love That Dog

  31. Biography • The true story of a real person’s life from the past or present.

  32. 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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