1. { Literary Genres 6 th grade Language Arts

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3.  Literary genre is a fancy way of saying type of literature.  All literature is categorized by its genre or type. What is a literary genre?

4.  All literature falls into one of five categories:  Non-Fiction  Fiction  Drama  Poetry  Folklore Categorizes of Literary Genres

5.  Non-Fiction is literature that is based on fact. What is Non-Fiction?

6.  Informational Writing  Persuasive Writing  Autobiographies  Biographies What are the subcategories of Non-Fiction?

7.  Fiction is the type of literature that is based on the author’s imagination. What is Fiction?

8.  Historical Fiction  Science Fiction/Fantasy  Realistic Fiction  Mystery What the subcategorizes of Fiction?

9.  Stories that have been handed down through oral tradition. What is folklore?

10.  Fairy Tales  Fables  Myths  Legends  Tall Tales What are the subcategories of folklore?

11.  Drama and poetry are the two other categories of genres.  They do not have any sub- categorizes. Drama & Poetry

12.  What is a literary genre?  What are the five categories of literary genres? Let’s Review