V. Lewis

 A literary genre is a category, kind, or type of story.  Can you name a genre?  Do you have a favorite genre?

Fiction not true can include things that could happen characters can seem real or imaginary is read for enjoyment Non-Fiction is true includes facts that can be checked and proven characters are real people is read to gather information

 Realistic fiction  Historical fiction  Mystery  Science fiction  Fantasy  Traditional literature  Poetry

 characters act like people you know  events could happen in real life  character’s feelings and behaviors are like real life  character tries to solve a problem

 happens in a certain time in the past  includes historical events  Includes real historical figures and settings  centered around an historical situation or event

 focuses on an unknown  characters investigate a wrongdoing  centered around a person employed to obtain secret information  character solves a puzzling event, situation, or crime

 uses science and technology of the future  settings:  in the future  in space  a different planet  in a different universe or dimension

 animals act like people  characters can have special powers  includes imaginary animals  can have a good vs. evil conflict

 may teach a lesson  exaggerates a person’s bravery or powers  setting is in the past  considered part of the history or culture of a group of people  magic is used to solve a problem

 tells a story in verse  may have rhythm (beat)  can rhyme  uses describing or exciting words  is imaginative and creative

 Informational Text  Biography  Autobiography

 text with true facts or information  Types of Informational Text  Magazines  Text books  Cookbooks  Arts and Craft books  Newspapers  Encyclopedias…to name a few

 story of a real person’s life  setting can be either the past or present  written by an author

 written by the author about his/her own life  setting can be either the past or present

 What is a genre?  Define a fiction text.  Can you name a fiction genre?  Define a non-fiction text.  Can you name a non-fiction genre?  Do you have a favorite genre, what is it?  Books aren’t the only thing grouped by genre, can you think of something else that uses genres?

 Holy Enchilada! By Henry Winkler & Ian Oliver  There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis Sachar  Hoot by Carl Hiaasen  Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco  Number the Stars & The Giver by Lois Lowry  The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner  Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene  Star Wars: Maze of Deception by Elizabeth Hand & Peter Bolinger  Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling  Fairy Tales & Fables by Gyo Fujikawa

 Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths by Bernard Evslin & William Hofmann  Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost by Robert Frost, Gary D. Schmidt & Henri Sorensen  Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein  National Geographic for Kids: Volcanoes  Brett Farve by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack  Tiger Woods by Matt Doeden  The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin  Julie & Julia by Julie Powell  Review Page Picture from Microsoft Clip Art