Literary Genres By: Katie Nelson

What is Literary Genre? Literary Genre is a category of literary composition. Genres can be determined by literary technique, tone, content or length. The distinctions between Genres and categories are flexible and easily defined. They are often defined by subgroups.

Genre Genre is split into two categories: Fiction Non Fiction Although when it comes to picture books and poetry, they are used widely across each genre.

Literary Genres Fiction Non Fiction Narrative story Created from the authors imagination. Could be based on a true story Facts Real People Real events

Folklore Literature Folklore is stories passed down from generation to generation in written or oral form. Folktales Cumulative The Napping House Talking Animals Fairy Tales Cinderella Noodlehead Tall Tales Paul Bunyan Pourquoi Trickster Fables The Boy who Cried Wolf Myths Epic Tales Hero tales/legends Folk/work songs Mother goose/nursery Hickory Dickory Dock Rhymes Fractured fairy tales Goldie Locks has Chicken Pox

Biography Biography is the story of someone’s life written by someone else. Individual Collective Fictionalized Authentic Contemporary Interpretive

Historical Fiction Historical fiction is when the setting is located in the past. Historical fiction focuses on the social conditions, and other major details of the time period that was chosen. Fictionalized memoirs Fictionalized family history Fiction based on research

Science Fiction Science fiction is based on imagined future scientific or technological. It sometimes portrays space or time travel. Mind control Life in the future Survival

Realistic Fiction Realistic Fiction is stories that are true to life and events that could really take place. Family Stories/Relationships Friendship Adventure/survival stories Mysteries and thrillers Animal stories Sports stories Humorous stories Romance stories Social-emotional issues Book in a series

Informational Books Informational Books are not text books, but they are considered trade books. Activity Books Concept Books Journal/Interviews Photo Essays Pop-ups Reference Series Social Histories Survey Books Focused, One Subject

Award winning books from each Genre Folklore Last Stop on Market Street, Matt De La Pena 2016 Newbery Honor Book Biography Balloons Over Broadway, Melissa Sweet 2012 Orbis Pictus Award Historical fiction I Have A Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr. 2013 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book Science fiction The Giver, Lois Lowry 1994 Newbery Medal Realistic fiction When Sophie Gets Angry, Molly Bang 2000 Caldecott Honor Book Informational fiction Voice of Freedom, Coale Boston Weatherford 2016 Caldecott Honor

References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_genre https://www.britannica.com/art/fiction-literature Genre Sheet From Elementary Literature Lit Collection