When you speak about genre and literature, genre means a category, or

kind of story.

All categories of books or stories can be called either fiction or non-fiction.

Fictiona made up story can tell about

things that could happen

is read for fun characters may be

like real people or imaginary

Non-Fictionhas facts that can

be checked and proven

the author is an expert on this information

it IS TRUE!

FICTIONIncludes all texts that are non-factual, products of the

imaginationExamples:Fairy talesAdventureFolktales and legendsScience fictionRealistic fictionHistorical fictionHorrorMystery … TO NAME A FEW

Realistic FictionRealistic fiction is made up of stories that could really happen. Contemporary realistic fiction is realistic fiction that is set in modern times.

Examples of Realistic FictionBecause of Winn DixieCrashOwl MoonShilohSummer of the SwansBabysitter Club series

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.

A Boy at WarAcross Five AprilsBen and MeThe ButterflyCharlie SkedaddleSign of the BeaverTitanic CrossingDear America Series

Fantasy is fiction that has elements that are not real. Sometimes this includes talking animals or characters with magical powers. There’s usually a conflict between good and evil.

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

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

The House of Dies Drear

Never Say Die

The Treehouse Mystery

Mystery of the Midnight Message

Encyclopedia Brown Series

Boxcar Children Mysteries

Science Fiction is made up of stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology.

Aliens for Breakfast

A Wrinkle in Time

My Best Friend is Invisible

Star Wars

The Time Machine

Folklore (or Folk Tales) and Fairy Tales

Stories, myths, andfables that people toldone another through theyears. Finally, someonewrote them down.

Features characterswho are all goodand/or bad.

Features unrealisticstory elements.

Sometimes there is amoral or lesson to belearned.

NON-FICTIONIncludes all fact-based text EXAMPLES:

Biography, Autobiography, Memoir

Science History Health Art

textbooks magazines self help how to

journals interviews first-person accounts

artist biographies

manuals newspaper

articles

diseases

symptoms

cures

art history

Informational books are nonfiction books that give true facts on a variety of subjects.

Dirt Bikes

Flying Animals

Danger! Earthquakes

Newspapers

Encyclopedias

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

Tiger Woods: An American Master

The HomerunKings: BabeRuth and Henry Aaron

Clara Barton, a Red Cross Pioneer

Sacagawea

You will pick a book each nine weeks from each category. Historical Fiction

Science FictionFantasyMystery

BiographyAutobiography

Realistic Fiction