1. Genre and Subgenre
Categories of Writing

2. All writing falls into a
Genre = Category
All writing falls into a
category or genre.
We will use 5 main genres
and 15 subgenres.

3. Fiction Drama Folklore Poetry
Nonfiction
Folklore
Poetry
Realistic
Fiction
Informational
Writing
Comedy
Fairy Tale
Legend
Historical
Fiction
Tragedy
Persuasive
Writing
Tall Tale
Science
Fiction
Biography
Myth
Fantasy
Autobiography
Fable

4. 5 Main Genres Nonfiction: writing that is true
Fiction: imaginative or made up writing
Folklore: stories once passed down orally
Drama: a play or script
Poetry: writing concerned with the beauty of language

5. Nonfiction Subgenres Persuasive Writing: tries to influence the reader
Informational Writing: explains something
Autobiography: life story written by oneself
Biography: Writing about someone else’s life
Latin Roots
Auto = Self Bio = Life Graphy = Writing

7. Ready to practice
Yes! On Friday, you will teach a lesson on genres. Be ready and be creative.

8. Decide the main genre (Top 5 portion)
Discuss with a partner your reasoning

9. “Coretta Scott King enrolled in thirteen courses that year, practicing four instruments and teaching in local schools in order to graduate from the conservatory in June. King, who had completed his formal course work, cheerfully offered to do the cleaning and washing. Coretta Scott King recalled being “very appreciative’’ of his help, “but I would wish to myself that he had let me do the job.” In addition to preaching, King was studying for several written qualifying examinations before continuing work on his dissertation.”

10. Nonfiction

12. Discuss with a partner your reasoning
Decide the subgenre
Discuss with a partner your reasoning

13. “Coretta Scott King enrolled in thirteen courses that year, practicing four instruments and teaching in local schools in order to graduate from the conservatory in June. King, who had completed his formal course work, cheerfully offered to do the cleaning and washing. Coretta Scott King recalled being “very appreciative’’ of his help, “but I would wish to myself that he had let me do the job.” In addition to preaching, King was studying for several written qualifying examinations before continuing work on his dissertation.”

15. Biography
Writing about someone else’s life

16. Decide the main genre (Top 5 portion)
Discuss with a partner your reasoning

17. …
When some yelled for violence For angry revenge An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth He stood his ground Preaching peace
And when some spit out hate He stood there smiling Spreading love Until it rolled like the
sea across the land Sweeping away Jim Crow Breaking down the walls Ringing the bell Joyfully For Freedom
Until Standing on the mountain top They shot him Coldly Hoping to see him fall Hoping to put him away To bring him low
But this King even in death even today stands strong stands proud stands tall And we remember
Standing Tall by Jamie McKenzie

19. Generally the genre poem does not have subgenres, but that is up for debate. What type of poem do you think this is?
haiku, free verse, acrostic, or something else
Discuss with a partner your reasoning

20. Decide the main genre (Top 5 portion)
Discuss with a partner your reasoning

21. Play the following as you read the next slide

23. So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow 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 together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.

24. Nonfiction

25. Discuss with a partner your reasoning
Decide the subgenre
Discuss with a partner your reasoning

26. So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow 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 together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.

27. Persuasive
Transcript of speech by  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  August 28, Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

28. What if Martin Luther King Jr’s life was written for a play or script for a movie, what would you consider is the main genre?

29. Drama

30. What would be the subgenre?

31. Stories written in script form.
What are Dramas?
Stories written in script form.
Drama Subgenres
Comedy: has a happy ending.
Tragedy: ends in death and sadness.

32. If you have time…

33. If you have time…

34. Review
Nonfiction: persuasive writing, informational writing, autobiography, and biography
Fiction: historical fiction, science fiction, realistic fiction, and fantasy
Folklore: myth, legend, tall tale, fairy tale, and fable
Drama: comedy and tragedy
Poetry: many subgenres we will not study…