Literature Genres by: Ryan Zhu July 2, 2013 4th Grade

Fiction vs. Non Fiction Fiction Non Fiction Make believe Realistic fiction Characters are act like real people Talking animals People/Animals on different planets Special powers Non Fiction Real facts Events can happen in real life Tells how the person talks ,feels, and thinks about Events are usually told in order as the occured

Fantasy Animal characters act like real people Special powers Imaginary characters Settings may occur in the future Usually a good vs. evil May use science not discovered

Adventure Tale A story has characters who behave like real people and animals The settings could be real The events can happen in real life Many actions may occur

Folk Tales A story has been retold over many generations Folk tales often began with “Once upon a time” or “Long ago in a faraway place Good or smart may win over evil are stupid The story often teaches a lesson are moral The story is told using the words he, she, or it

Poetry There are poems that rhyme The poems often contain incomplete sentences each on its own lines. Poems often contain incomplete sentences, each on its own line Poems often contain repeated words

Narrative-Non Fiction Characters are real people, and settings are real places, and the plot is comprised of real events presented in the form of a story

Biography Tells how a person feels, talks, and, thinks about things Events are told in the order they occured