1. Literary Genres ELA 8

2. Genre From the French for type or category. Genres may be determined by content literary technique tone length

3. Historical Fiction Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting. Elijah of Buxton The Plague I, Claudius In the Name of the Rose Shogun The Good Earth The Three Musketeers The Pillars of the Earth War and Peace Roots

4. Historical Fiction Elements/Parts Characterization Characters are ordinary real people who could have lived in the historical setting Characters are usually shaped by the setting Characters usually change as a result of the problem and must to be able to resolve it Setting Place is a particular historical geographical location Time is a particular historical period Plot Must be plausible and believable Usually problem or puzzling event as a result of the time or place in history for characters to resolve Reader/listener usually feel that the story really happened or could have happened Theme The story must be told with significant detail to place the reader/listener in the historical setting and situation Characters, plot, setting, theme, events, problems, mirror historical life Most events are historically accurate, but minor events and/or characters are added or modified

5. Science Fiction Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets. 20,000 Leagues under the Sea War of the Worlds Dune Ender’s Game Flowers for Algernon Foundation Series Frankenstein Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy I, Robot Jurassic Park The Time Machine 1984 Brave New World Fahrenheit 451

6. Elements of Science Fiction Characters Aliens Mutants Robots Setting in the future Set in an alternative timeline Set on another planet or in space Plot Plausible not supernatural action. Science is important in solving the problem. Themes Often comments on issues in our society now but putting them in some extreme context.

7. Informational Informational text dealing with an actual, real-life subject. Recipes Instruction Manuals Criticism Ripley’s Believe it or Not Guinness Book of Records Atlases

8. Realistic Fiction A story that can actually happen and is true to life. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Are You There God it’s Me Margaret? Crash Maniac Magee Because of Winn Dixie Beezus and Ramona Shiloh Old Yeller Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn Touching Spirit Bear One Fat Summer Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Diary of a Wimpy Kid

9. Other genres

10. Fantasy Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality. Harry Potter Lord of the Rings Bartimaeus Percy Jackson

11. Fable Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale. Aesop’s Fables Animal Farm Jonathon Livingston Seagull

12. Fairy Tale Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children. Beauty and the Beast Baba Yaga Cinderella

13. Folklore The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth. Johnny Appleseed Paul Bunyan (written in Michigan!)

14. Legend Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact (usually focused on a time period) but also includes imaginative material. Atlantis Fountain of Youth Robin Hood Helen of Troy Big Foot Chupacabra

15. Mythology Legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods.  Greek  Roman  Norse  Celtic  Egyptian  Persian  Chinese  Japanese

16. Mystery Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets. Sherlock Holmes Hardy Boys Nancy Drew The Big Sleep

17. Horror Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader. Stephen King H.P. Lovecraft Dracula Frankenstein Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde

18. Biography / Autobiography / Memoir Narrative of a person's life, a true story about a real person. Biography – about someone Autobiography – by someone Memoir – by someone about a particular time or event

19. Drama Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action.

20. Poetry Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses.

21. Speech Public address or discourse.

22. Essay A short literary composition that reflects the author's outlook or point.

23. Which Genre? A boy, a girl, in the time of the Pharaoh's of Egypt, a social order that will keep them apart but a love that will never die. Historical fiction

24. Which Genre? A lone hero on a quest to discover who his father is, through the rugged Australian Outback encounters snakes, crocodiles and finds the truth and himself. Realistic fiction

25. Which Genre? Two people pick up a hitchhiker on a quiet road only to discover the hitchhiker is a bloodthirsty demon. Horror

26. Which Genre? Only one woman can defeat the evil Robot Overlord who travels time in his starship to destroy the humans. Science fiction

27. Which Genre? See what happens when two complete morons enter NASA in the 1960s and begin training to be the first “Morons on the Moon” Historical fiction

28. Which Genre? A suspenseful court case which will decide the fate of a man and a nation. Did he murder the Ambassador? Mystery

29. Which Genre? A bunny rabbit and a cat learn what it is to trust one another. Fable

30. Which Genre? The Norse God Thor battles his evil brother Loki. This explains thunder and lightning. Mythology

31. Which Genre? Two children get lost in the woods and find a house made of candy. There is an evil witch who lives there. Fairy tale

32. Which Genre? A story is told that after his death, people started seeing the light of a green lantern moving along the beaches of St. Martin just before a storm. Folks said it was the spirit of the dead lighthouse keeper continuing his search for his lost daughter. Folk tale

33. Which Genre? There is an old story of a hairy beast that lives in the woods and is the missing link between man and animal. Legend

34. Which Genre? The story of a German professor who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans climb down a crater and have many wild adventures, encountering dinosaurs and prehistoric man. They eventually return to surface again in southern Italy. Science fiction

35. Which Genre? A beautiful princess pricks her finger on a sewing needle, after being cursed by a wicked fairy. The princess falls into a deep sleep. One hundred years later, a prince fights his way through the enchanted forest and awakens the beautiful sleeping princess with a kiss. Fairy Tale

36. Which Genre? Joseph McCarthy was a senator during the cold war who accused many people of being “communists.” Many actors and directors were banned from working on movies because of McCarthy’s accusations. James Cross Giblin tells the true story of Joe McCarthy’s life, his rise to power and his down fall. Biography

37. Which Genre? Bluford High freshman Harold Davis is trapped. Medical bills for his sick grandmother are piling up, and a social worker has threatened to put him in a foster home. Desperate for money, he reluctantly agrees to work for Londell James, a neighborhood drug dealer. The choice leads him into a world of dangerous streets where no one is safe. Will Harold escape the violence that surrounds him, or will he become its next victim? Realistic fiction

38. Which Genre? The Complete Book of Science for grades 5 to 6 teaches children important science skills. Children complete a variety of exercises that help them develop a number of skills in this 352 page workbook. Including a complete answer key, this workbook features a user-friendly format perfect for browsing, research, and review. Informational

39. Which Genre? Very short story of a buck (male deer) who was admiring his horns and feeling bad about his skinny legs. When a hunter came to shoot him, his big horns got stuck in some tree branches, but his skinny legs managed to pull him free. The moral of the story is that what is truly valuable is often unappreciated. Fable

40. Which Genre? I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave- owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood Speech

41. Which Genre? It is my opinion that the death penalty is inhumane. If you kill someone for killing someone shouldn’t you also be killed? Essay

42. Which Genre? It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. `By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me? Poetry