1. Genres and literature When you speak about genres of literature, genre means a category, or kind of story. S. Bolmeier/MPS

2. All categories of books or stories can be called either fiction or non-fiction. Fiction za narrative story zcan tell about things that could happen zis read for fun zcharacters may be like real people or imaginary people Non-Fiction z has facts that can be checked and proven z the author is an expert on this information z it IS TRUE!

3. Genre There are many categories of stories and books Here are some of the common ones: folklorehistorical fiction non-fictionrealistic fiction science fiction fantasymystery poetry biography

4. Realistic fiction zcan be based on a real story zcharacters act like real people zcharacter tries to solve a problem zstory could happen in real life zcharacter’s feelings and behaviors are like real life

5. Fantasy zAnimal characters may act like people zcharacters may have special powers zcharacters may be imaginary zsetting may be in another time (future) zusually has a good vs. evil conflict

6. Poetry zpage format may look different than other books zmay have rhythm (beat) zmay rhyme zimaginative and creative zuses describing or exciting words ztells a story in verse

7. Non-fiction zTells facts that can be proven ztells about real events zcharacters have really lived zmay have maps, diagrams and illustrations to explain the facts zauthor is an expert on the subject

8. Genre zWe will evaluate eight different genres during the year. zLook for labels on book spines.

9. Genre Activities zLet’s try some activities together! zGenresGenres