LITERATURE GENRES BY: TORI MADRIGAL JULY 2,13 5 TH GRADE Folktales Fantasy Mystery Realistic fiction poetry Historical fiction Science fiction Informational “how to “ books Arts and crafts Biography

FICTION vs. NON-FICTION  FICTION  SCIENCE FICTION  Folktales  Fantasy  Mystery  Poetry  Historical fiction  Realistic fiction  NON-FICTION  INFORMATIONAL  “HOW TO” BOOKS  ARTS AND CRAFTS  BIOGRAPHY  AUTOBIOGRAPHY Fantasy Informational

 FOLKTALE STORIES INCLUDES STORIES, MYTHS, AND FABLES THAT PEOPLE TOLD ONE ANOTHER OVER THE YEARS.  EXAMPLES-  JOHN HENRY FOLKTALE

 REALISTIC FICTION IS MADE UP OF STORIES THAT COULD REALLY HAPPEN. CONTEMPORARY REALISTIC FICTION IS SET IN MODEREN TIMES.  EXAMPLES  BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE  SHILOH  SUMMER OF THE SWANS  CRASH  OWL MOON REALISTIC FICTION

 HISTORICAL FICTION IS MADE UP OF STORIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN A CERTAIN TIME AND TAKE PLACE IN THE PAST. REAL HISTORICAL FIGURES AND SETTING MAY BE INCLUDED IN A FICTION STORY.  EXAMPLES  A BOY AT WAR  TITANIC CROSSING HISTORICAL FICTION

 INFORMATIONAL BOOKS ARE NONFICTION BOKKS THAT GIVE TURE FACTS AN A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.  Examples  Dirt bikes  Newspapers  Articles INFORMATIONAL

 A biography is the true story of a real person’s life from the past or present.  Example  Sacagawea Biography

 Historical books have history in them. They have is history about world wide things. History is very important for people to learn about.  Examples:  World war 1  World war 2 Historical

 Diary of a Wimpy Kid  Magic Tree House Series  Super Fudge  Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing  Narnia Series  Ramona and Beezus  Crash  Because of the Winn Dixie  Shiloh  Owl moon  Summer of the swans Fiction Books

 True or False  How to Build a Turtle  Life about Abe Lincoln  World War 1  World War 11 Non-Fiction Books

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