1. Literature Genres by: Ryan Zhu July 2, 2013 4th Grade

2. Fiction vs. Non Fiction Fiction Non Fiction Make believe
Realistic fiction
Characters are act like real people
Talking animals
People/Animals on different planets
Special powers
Non Fiction
Real facts
Events can happen in real life
Tells how the person talks ,feels, and thinks about
Events are usually told in order as the occured

3. Fantasy Animal characters act like real people Special powers
Imaginary characters
Settings may occur in the future
Usually a good vs. evil
May use science not discovered

4. Adventure Tale
A story has characters who behave like real people and animals
The settings could be real
The events can happen in real life
Many actions may occur

5. Folk Tales A story has been retold over many generations
Folk tales often began with “Once upon a time” or “Long ago in a faraway place
Good or smart may win over evil are stupid
The story often teaches a lesson are moral
The story is told using the words he, she, or it

6. Poetry There are poems that rhyme
The poems often contain incomplete sentences each on its own lines.
Poems often contain incomplete sentences, each on its own line
Poems often contain repeated words

7. Narrative-Non Fiction
Characters are real people, and settings are real places, and the plot is comprised of real events presented in the form of a story

8. Biography Tells how a person feels, talks, and, thinks about things
Events are told in the order they occured