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Literature Genres. Nina Ouchi July 2, 2013 5 th Grade. Fiction Make believe Read for fun Not real. Nonfiction Facts that can be proven. Fiction VS. Nonfiction. Can be based on real story Characters act like real people Story could happen in real life - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
*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
*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
*Science Fiction*Made up Stories
*Blend fact and fiction
*Futuristic Technology
Ex: Star Wars Aliens for Breakfast
*Folklore*Includes Myths, and Fables
*People told one another over year
*Later stories were written down
Ex: Beauty and the Beast Sleeping Beauty
*Informational
*Nonfiction
*Give true facts about variety of subject
Ex: South America Whales and Dolphins
*Biography
*True Story
*A real person’s life
*From past or present
Ex: Will Smith Walt Disney
*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
*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
*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
*Poetry
*Verse written
*Inspire though and feeling
*Often use rhythm
Ex: Where the Sidewalk Ends Books of Practical Cats