1. Part 1: Fiction and Non-Fiction

2. After This Lesson…  Students will classify a literary work as a specific genre by applying context clues and justify their reasoning by citing evidence.

3.  Genres are categories that all written materials fit into based on common structures and themes.  There are five main genres of literature:  Fiction  Nonfiction  Drama  Folklore  Poetry What is a Genre?

4. Genre: Fiction Writing that is a product of the imagination REMEMBER: Fiction = Fake

5. What is Fiction?  Fiction is anything that did not happen in real life.  There are four subgenres of fiction:  Historical Fiction  Realistic Fiction  Science Fiction  Fantasy Hello There!

6. Subgenre: Historical Fiction  Set in the past (history)  Involves real people or historical events  The story itself never happened – is made up by the author  Scott O’Dell Award

7. Historical Fiction Examples  Novels about wars – Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc.  Novels about epidemics –yellow fever, Spanish influenza, etc.  Novels about tragedies – Titanic, aftermath of nuclear bombing Dear America Books Journal Format Interesting Stories

8. Subgenre: Realistic Fiction  Takes place in any time period  Events in the story realistically could have occurred, but did not  Places in the story could exist in real life  Discusses real-life problems and issues

9. Realistic Fiction Examples  Common YA themes  Loss of family/friends  Honesty - guilt  Discovering your identity  Standing up to peer pressure  Choosing right over wrong  Survival  Examples:  Hatchet, The Bridge to Terabithia, On My Honor  The Outsiders, Trapped, Freak the Mighty

10. Subgenre: Science Fiction  Set in the future  Involves aliens, robots, futuristic technology, space ships  Could not take place with the technology we have today

11. Science Fiction Examples  The Hunger Games Trilogy  A Wrinkle in Time  The Giver  Ender’s Game  Bar Code

12. Subgenre: Fantasy  Takes place in the past, present, or future  Involves monsters, creatures, magic, characters with magical or superhuman powers  Cannot take place within our society

13. Fantasy Examples  Harry Potter  Percy Jackson  Monstrumologist  Goosebumps

14. Writing that is true or factual Fiction = Fake / Non-Ficton = Not Fake Not-Fake = Real Genre: Non-Fiction

15.  Non-Fiction is any true depiction of a person or event in history.  Based on facts or evidence gathered during research  There are four subgenres of Non-Fiction:  Informational Writing  Persuasive Writing  Biography  Autobiography What is Non-Fiction?

16. Subgenre: Informational Writing  Explains something to the audience  Provides information – Sources, Facts, Statistics, Dates  Can cover many different topics  Science  Social Studies  Life Skills  Language Skills  Hobbies

17. Informational Writing Examples  Newspaper / Magazine Articles  Textbooks  Encyclopedias  Record Books

18. Subgenre: Persuasive Writing  Tries to influence or convince the reader  Tells one side of the story (bias or favoritism)  Will present an argument and supporting evidence  May be opinion-based

19. Persuasive Writing Examples  Letters to the Editor  Pamphlets  Brochures  Political Speeches  Advertising campaigns

20. Subgenre: Biography  Story about a person’s life  Written by someone other than who the story is about  Official or unofficial

21. Biography Examples  Steve Jobs: Thinking Differently  Who Was/Is …  (Leonardo daVinci, George Washington, etc.)  Discovery Education – JFK, Abraham Lincoln  Magazine Interviews

22. Subgenre: Autobiography  Written about someone’s life  Written by the person it is about  Memoirs / Diaries / Journals

23. Autobiography Examples  The Diary of Anne Frank  Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books  A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir  Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio

24. Practice Problems 1. Each slide will describe a piece of writing. 2. You will write the genre and subgenre in your notes.

25. 1 Your Science Textbook Your science textbook contains much of the human knowledge of Earth and the universe. Genre: ______________________________ Subgenre: ___________________________

26. 2 In My Own Words by Eva Perón Eva Perón writes the story of her life from childhood to her rise in political power in Argentina. Genre: ____________________________ Subgenre: _________________________

27. 3 They Came from the Sun by Tom Mitchell The story of a race of aliens that come to enslave the residents of Earth with their advanced weaponry. Only one teacher can stop them, but is it too late? Genre: ____________________________ Subgenre: _________________________

28. 4 The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis It is the story of an African American family living in Flint, Michigan who go to their grandmother's home in Birmingham, Alabama in the year 1963. The story is told around the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, an actual event in history, even though the characters never really existed. Genre: ______________________________ Subgenre: ___________________________

29. 5 “Going, Going... Green!” By Angela Gaimari In this essay, Gaimari tries to convince people to do small things to help the environment. She gives readers many suggestions on how to live more eco- friendly and asks readers to make the change. Genre: ____________________________ Subgenre: _________________________

30. 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney In his first year of middle school, the main character Greg Heffley deals with “cooties,” learning to wrestle, Halloween, acting in the school play, and other problems that many middle school students face. Genre: ____________________________ Subgenre: _________________________

31. In the fourth and final novel in the Twilight series, Bella, a newly-turned vampire, must defend her vampire husband and family, and new half-vampire, half-human baby from an unjustified attack by the Volturi, the ancient vampire authority, using powers developed in her mind. Genre: ____________________________ Subgenre: _________________________ 7 Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

32. Up Next Classifying Literature: Part 2