1. Literature Genres

2. French word for a type or category of stories
Genre
French word for a type or category of stories

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

4. Realistic Fiction
Realistic fiction is made up of stories that could really happen.

5. Examples of Realistic Fiction
Because of Winn Dixie
Crash
Owl Moon
Shiloh
Summer of the Swans
Babysitter Club series

6. Fantasy
Events, characters, places, etc. that are not real and could not really happen.
Talking animals or characters with magical powers
Good vs. Evil

7. Examples of Fantasy Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Charlotte’s Web
The Wreck of the Zephyr
Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter Series

8. Mystery
Mysteries are stories that have a real setting and a problem to be solved that includes clues, distractions, and an answer to the problem.

9. Examples of Mystery The House of Dies Drear Never Say Die
The Treehouse Mystery
Mystery of the Midnight Message
Encyclopedia Brown Series
Boxcar Children Mysteries

10. Adventure The characters are always thrown into a bad situation.
Action, action, action! Full of surprises!
The entire read is a roller coaster ride of chills and excitement.
Don’t always ending in happiness.
Usually a villain, or trouble maker, in the story.

11. Examples of Adventure The Whipping Boy Island of the Blue Dolphins
Abel’s Island
The Cay

12. Science Fiction
Stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology.
Think aliens, living in space, living robots!

13. Examples of Science Fiction
Aliens for Breakfast
A Wrinkle in Time
My Best Friend is Invisible
Star Wars
The Time Machine

14. Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is made up of stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past.
Real historical figures and settings may be included in a fiction story.

15. Examples of Historical Fiction
A Boy at War
Across Five Aprils
Ben and Me
The Butterfly
Charlie Skedaddle
Sign of the Beaver
Titanic Crossing
Dear America Series

16. Folklore
Stories, myths, and fables that people of the same culture told each other, year after year. Later the stories were written down.
They are in the non-fiction.

17. Examples of Folklore Aesop’s Fables Beauty and the Beast The Bunyans
Cinderella
John Henry
The Talking Eggs
The Tortoise and the Hare

18. Fairy Tale
Special beginning and/or ending words - Once upon a time...and they lived happily ever after.
Good character
Evil character
Royalty and/or a castle usually present
Magic happens
Problem and a Solution
Things often happen in "threes" or "sevens"

19. Examples of Fairy Tale The Dog and Her Little Glass Slipper Cinderella
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

20. Poetry Written in verses, single lines or short paragraphs
Poems make you feel or think
Usually rhyme

21. Examples of Poetry Where the Sidewalk Ends New Kid on the Block
Chocolate Dreams: Poems
Mammalabilia
A Pizza the Size of the Sun
Love That Dog

22. Informational or Non-Ficiton
Informational books are nonfiction books that give true facts on a variety of subjects.

23. Examples of Informational Writing
Dirt Bikes
Flying Animals
Danger! Earthquakes
Newspapers
Encyclopedias

24. Biography
A biography is the true story of a real person’s life from the past or present.

25. Examples of Biography Tiger Woods: An American Master
The HomerunKings: BabeRuth and
Henry Aaron
Clara Barton, a Red Cross Pioneer
Sacagawea