Literature Genres

Nina Ouchi

July 2, 2013

5th Grade

Literature Genres

Fiction VS. Nonfiction

*Fiction*Make believe

*Read for fun

*Not real

*Nonfiction*Facts that can be

proven

*Realistic Fiction*Can be based on real story

*Characters act like real people

*Story could happen in real life

*Character tries to solve the problemEx: Diary of the Wimpy Kid Dork Diaries Junie B. Jones Crush

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=realistic+fiction+books&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=6gP6gwp_5I7_cM&tbnid=sK2AEjtXtkS8rM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://bookshelfmonstrosity.blogspot.com/2010/06/mini-reviews-diary-of-wimpy-kid-wench.html&ei=7krUUYypE8mZiQKo2YD4Dg&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNFEnWQ6aNEQDzs0DwsrhGHQyGR5gw&ust=1372953684727703

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=realistic+fiction+books&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Ekvf92yao5sDvM&tbnid=0-JiYw1m2jpn3M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://fugatechildlit.blogspot.com/p/books-in-series.html&ei=S0vUUaLoGcL5igKz5YDABw&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNFEnWQ6aNEQDzs0DwsrhGHQyGR5gw&ust=1372953684727703

*Fantasy*Animal characters act like people

*Characters may have special powers

*Imaginary characters

*Setting may be in another time (Future)

*Often a Good VS. Evil

*May use science not yet discoveredEx: Twilight Chronicles of Narnia

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=fantasy%20books&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=XKe0y2bKg34M2M&tbnid=etzbrhsiwTR6ZM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.fantasy-fan.org/index.php/News/view/Main/Epic%20Fantasy/News/&ei=WUzUUeW2O6jkiwK-mYDYDQ&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNFXWZyKpvV1R7JtMkFk0XMjjhNysw&ust=1372954022432085

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*Historical Fiction*Made up stories

*Take place in certain time

*Place in past

*Real historical figures and setting included

Ex: Dear America Series Across Five Aprils

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=historiacal+fiction+books+Dear+america+series&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=2vQnXB-Mnkd9YM&tbnid=KjpCNXbhJTU62M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://fourthmusketeer.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-dear-america-diary-of.html&ei=Yk7UUa6dKMTQiwLd9oDYAg&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNHTpKJOxBRIP0S2np-dDNrJbMHngw&ust=1372954582800792

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=historiacal%20fiction%20books%20across%20five%20aprils&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=r-AOpmMG-1U4FM&tbnid=ERsSz6nHfALXEM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2012/12/19/across-five-aprils-2/&ei=6E7UUet2gq2JAszcgJAB&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNHorovKaJa0uFrndvLDM6LYgVd8Ag&ust=1372954702007706

*Science Fiction*Made up Stories

*Blend fact and fiction

*Futuristic Technology

Ex: Star Wars Aliens for Breakfast

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=science%20fiction%20books%20star%20wars&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=gOcz7e4gTIEQqM&tbnid=r-wIh6zSvw-1tM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.betterworldbooks.com/science-fiction-comic-books-science-fiction-graphic-novels-H796.aspx&ei=0E_UUez2C4bNiwKJv4D4Ag&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNEAtjYrWR0zjJzi8hQ2c6YpFQp25w&ust=1372954896848890

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=aliens+for+breakfast+book&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=zM65PVmHqC6FWM&tbnid=pwYokIendst_-M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.tower.com/aliens-for-breakfast-jonathan-etra-paperback/wapi/101805972&ei=plDUUdToHKj7igKE2YDQAQ&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNFxIbNvWpv9gJfYmgi8F4H6K2llbg&ust=1372955130649716

*Folklore*Includes Myths, and Fables

*People told one another over year

*Later stories were written down

Ex: Beauty and the Beast Sleeping Beauty

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=folklore+books+for+children+beuty+and+the+beast&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=uQOHxQQd2yDg-M&tbnid=Ao9FQhaa8kSiEM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beauty-and-the-beast-rh-disney/1006155151?ean=9780736422482&ei=T1HUUdWBLcXNigK06IGgBA&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNElPWa6HI0hDKxeO42H-Br98U_wvQ&ust=1372955319514051

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=folklore+books+for+children+beuty+and+the+beast&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=XQoEDTWS6imHvM&tbnid=3Rrck6fxTlLpKM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.betterworldbooks.com/Barsotti-2c-Renzo-H2183.aspx?SuffixId=80&SearchTerm=Barsotti,+Renzo&InventoryMix=0&ei=w1HUUei7KdHUigKjyoHICg&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNElPWa6HI0hDKxeO42H-Br98U_wvQ&ust=1372955319514051

*Informational

*Nonfiction

*Give true facts about variety of subject

Ex: South America Whales and Dolphins

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=informational+books&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=VSh0qz-BgP-f_M&tbnid=CDX44q0N8T6t5M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7996367M&ei=yQPbUd2wAeWJiALZu4DgCg&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNFqqjcRMBJf6ANSZsQwCBH9i1TTmw&ust=1373394231168936

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=informational+books&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=WilSY41APYS5jM&tbnid=Yjp7-jya9EfQHM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.goodreads.com/genres/informational-book-bibliography&ei=DATbUYj4H6PiiAK1o4HIBg&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNFqqjcRMBJf6ANSZsQwCBH9i1TTmw&ust=1373394231168936

*Biography

*True Story

*A real person’s life

*From past or present

Ex: Will Smith Walt Disney

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=biography%20books&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=illl_0F7Hv2xIM&tbnid=UQPG8IpqM3Av6M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.amazon.com/Will-Smith-Biography-Greenwood-Biographies/dp/0313376107&ei=qQTbUd6AL8O1igLzr4C4Cg&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNGzxe__RWkJFHkrSZ-XrWul9jUliQ&ust=1373394436234253

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=biography%20books&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=wXn7J02jMSNH3M&tbnid=PDF8upj9iM9RuM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://ec2-174-129-253-143.compute-1.amazonaws.com/features/?id=2206&p=.htm&ei=_wTbUdeTNqeciALGoYHgDw&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNFafJzpAyv_JiEF2j0Jb6mLJtWE_A&ust=1373394533203669

*Autobiography*A account by a person about his or her life

*About person’s whole life or part of their life

*Important information

*How the person talks, feels, and think about thinks

Ex: Miley Cyrus Barack Obama

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=autobiography+books+for+kids&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=DGvPeC0rP_3QxM&tbnid=9KZRU4pIfKtSFM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.sodahead.com/living/do-you-own-any-books-signed-by-the-author/question-3131165/&ei=bAXbUZHjIYTtiwL2hID4Dg&bvm=bv.48705608,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNEmoN6zUDo4zQTiuSeiBZRbKg-XdA&ust=1373394650426284

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=autobiography%20books&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=C_WBC6ZW0yP-iM&tbnid=bPOmFtqhktiDnM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://banglabookscollection.blogspot.com/2012/04/bangla-books-of-biographyautobiography.html&ei=IAbbUc65B6uEiwLPi4CgBA&psig=AFQjCNFxf7w29cBp-dFNkHcBAtMhQU-kRQ&ust=1373394811370814

*Fairytale*Good character

*Evil character

*Beginning or end with – Once upon a time…/ …and they lived happily ever after

*Magic happens

*Problem and solution

Ex: Sleeping Beauty The Gingerbread Man

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=fairytale%20books&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=DJnYBxumx7sJgM&tbnid=flGzUFbC5kV8hM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.usbornebooksathome.ca/usborne_books/browse.asp?css=1&cat=1&subject=ey&subcat=bff&id=3041&ei=ywbbUZr7EsGjigLh4oCYBw&psig=AFQjCNEgDMHb5GxIa8wClkGae7kGiyQAJw&ust=1373394951226455

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*Mystery*Stories that have real setting

*A problem to be solved

*Includes clues, distraction

*An answer to the problem

Ex: A to Z Mysteries series Mystery of the Missing Luck

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=mystery+books+for+kids&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=ngJlvOjcpxm1eM&tbnid=9rl9ZU0RY1KknM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Frif.scholastic.com%2Fgrades-3-5%2Findividual-titles%2Fa-to-z-mysteries-the-absent-author.html&ei=jSXgUffNJa7ligKZhoDwAg&bvm=bv.49260673,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNFFL1qYqWtzgnHTVnR6TeyUhj3u7g&ust=1373730567237112

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*Poetry

*Verse written

*Inspire though and feeling

*Often use rhythm

Ex: Where the Sidewalk Ends Books of Practical Cats

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=poetry%20books%20for%20kids&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=5DBtBbOd0Ezr5M&tbnid=PGIWtRYxMx8O-M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhiteoaklibrarykids.blogspot.com%2F&ei=bybgUYrrDYPTiwKs1ICYDg&bvm=bv.49260673,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNE8_mRdIZ2Xb2tPo4pDhr-h33RiwA&ust=1373730794219346

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