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Dive into different book genres - fiction and nonfiction. Learn their characteristics and find books in each genre to broaden your reading horizons. Test your genre knowledge with an interactive quiz!
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Hocus Pocus! • What’s our focus? • Our focus today is to learn about different genres under fiction and nonfiction and identify books in each genre.
Reading Genres • What is a genre? • A genre is a type of text or story. It can be identified by different characteristics that are in the story.
Books are divided into two main categories: Fiction and Nonfiction
Fiction • A made up story • Can tell about things that could happen • Is read for fun • Characters may be like real people or imaginary
Nonfiction • It has facts that can be checked and proven. • The author knows all about this information. • It is read to gain information on a subject. • It is TRUE!
Books are put into groups based on what they have in common: These are called GENRES!
Fiction Genres • Realistic Fiction • Historical Fiction • Traditional Literature • Fantasy
Nonfiction Genres • Autobiography • Biography • Informational • Poetry
Now let’s play… NAME THAT GENRE!
Genre #1 Stories that are told again and again. Sometimes the story changes. This genre includes folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and myths from different cultures.
Answer: • Informational • Traditional Literature • Historical Fiction • Realistic Fiction
Genre #2 A story that has impossible things like talking animals or magical powers. “Make-believe” is what this genre is all about.
Answer: • Fantasy • Historical Fiction • Autobiography • Realistic Fiction
Genre #4 A story using made-up characters and events that could happen in real life.
Answer: • Fantasy • Historical Fiction • Autobiography • Realistic Fiction
Genre #5 A made-up story that takes place in a real time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author’s imagination.
Answer: • Fantasy • Historical Fiction • Autobiography • Realistic Fiction
Genre #7 Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics, such as sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.
Answer: • Informational • Traditional Literature • Poetry • Biography
Genre #8 The story of a real person’s life written by another person.
Answer: • Biography • Fantasy • Historical Fiction • Autobiography
Genre #9 The story of a real person’s life that is written by that person.
Answer: • Biography • Fantasy • Historical Fiction • Autobiography
Genre #10 This genre creates a response of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme.
Answer: • Autobiography • Traditional Literature • Poetry • Biography