Warm Up: In partners: 1. Provide an example song for each music category: Country Pop Hip Hop 2. Write a brief summary containing the following words and what you know about them with your partner: History Alive Textbook Poetry Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Drama Wicked Nonfiction Haiku Fiction

E.Q. What is a literary genre and what are the various kinds? What is the purpose of having various genres of literature? I. Literary Genres A. GENRE is a type of something or category. When referring to literature categories we call this Literary Genres. There are four main literary genres: 1. Fiction 2. Nonfiction 3. Poetry 4. Drama

II. Fiction A narrative story that uses made up characters or events is called fiction. Some stories are all fiction, while others may be based on real people or events, but still tell a fictional story. III. Subgenres of Fiction Realistic Fiction- imaginative writing set in the real, modern world. Historical Fiction- fiction set in the past (ex. Boy of the Painted Cave) Fantasy-Literature that contains at least one fantastic or unreal element. Scientific Fiction-fiction based on real or possible scientific developments (usually set in the future or have technological advances, but characters still face problems people face today.

IV. NONFICTION (A.K.A. Expository Text) Writing that tells about real people, places, and events are called nonfiction. There are two types of literary nonfiction: informative and factual. The main purpose is to inform and explain. Types of nonfiction: autobiographies, biographies, essays, news articles. Example: Biography of Anne Frank

V. Poetry Poetry is a type of literature where ideas, images, and feelings are expressed in only a few words. Most poetry is written in lines which may take the form of stanzas. Poetry will combine words to create vivid pictures to express their ideas. Examples: acrostic poems, Haiku, free verse, and cinquains.

VI. Drama Drama is a form of literature that is performed before an audience. In drama, the story is presented by characters. The written form of drama is the script. The script gives all the characters instructions about performing the play. Two important forms of drama are comedy and tragedy. - Examples: “Romeo and Juliet” and “Wicked”

V. Purpose of Literary Genres: P- persuade I- inform E- entertain A. Examples: P I E

7 questions Summary- highlight 10 important/key words and make a summary from what you learned. Homework: Project-Info to come!