Genres To Review For Testing Getting Ready For ARMT & SAT

FICTION  Stories that are not true Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction

HISTORICAL FICTION Story is set in a particular time and place in the past Story contains details that make the story more realistic. Characters talk, dress, and act like people of that time period Story involves real people and actual events and dates that happened in history  Fiction

HISTORICAL FICTION EXAMPLES  A Boy at War  Across Five Aprils  Ben and Me  The Butterfly  Charlie Skedaddle  Sign of the Beaver  Titanic Crossing  Dear America Series

REALISTIC FICTION Characters behave like real people and animals Settings in the story are real or could be real Events in the story could happen in real life Conflicts in the story are similar to problems that happen in real life  Fiction

REALISTIC FICTION EXAMPLES  Because of Winn Dixie  Crash  Owl Moon  Shiloh  Summer of the Swans  Babysitter Club series  Bluford High Series

SHORT STORY  A short work with minimal characters who move through a PLOT to resolve minimal conflicts.  Fiction

NOVEL  Story with multiple characters who move through a plot to solve multiple conflicts.  Fiction

MYTH  Stories that explain something in nature or human behavior.  Often Includes Gods and Goddesses  Fiction

FOLKTALE  Story passed down in a culture- often explains events in nature.  Good/Smart wins over Evil/Stupid  Includes exaggerated characters or events.  Fiction

PARABLE  Story that teaches a lesson  Uses people as characters  Considered to be Fiction and Nonfiction

FABLE  Short story that teaches a lesson  Usually uses animals as characters, but this is NOT a requirement.  Fiction

PLAY/DRAMA  Meant to be performed or acted out Has a list that names and describes the characters Includes descriptions of scenes or settings Includes dialogue or lines that the characters speak to one another Includes stage directions giving more details about what is happening on the stage or what actors are to do Fiction

SCIENCE FICTION  Between realistic and fantasy  Includes Setting in the future Technology Journey through space and time Imaginary characters Fantastic situations Surprise ending  FICTION

FANTASY  Plot, Theme, and Setting revolves around magic/supernatural. People, animals, or objects do things they cannot do in real life. Story takes place in a make-believe setting that does not exist in the real world (far away land or kingdom) Begins with the phrase like “Once upon a time…” or “Once there was…” Story has creatures in it that are not found in real life  Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of technological and grim themes.science fictionhorror  FICTION

EXAMPLES OF FANTASY  Indian in the Cupboard  Charlotte’s Web  James and the Giant Peach  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland  The Wizard of Oz  Harry Potter books

LEGEND/ URBAN LEGEND  Old story passed down from one generation to the next- usually connected to some real historical person or event.  Think of Robin Hood- based on the real “Highway Men”  Urban Legends follow the format but are more current.  Fiction

NONFICTION  Any type of writing that is used to convey information.  Nonfiction/True

ARTICLES- Newspaper/Magazine/Internet  Purpose is to give factual information  Includes Headline-boldface words about article Subhead-smaller boldface words Byline-name of reporter Dateline-location and date Lead-sentence that begins article Tone-choice of words and point of view NonFiction

BIOGRAPHY  A story about a person’s life written by someone else (2) Will be written in Third Person (He, She, It, They) Tells important information about a person’s life, including his or her achievements or talents. Tells how a person talks, feels, and thinks about things Either may be about the person’s whole life or part of their life  Nonfiction

AUTOBIOGRAPHY  The story of a person’s life written by that very person (1) Will be in First Person (I, me, we, etc.) Tells important information about their own life, including achievements or talents. Tells how the person talks, feels, and thinks about things Either may be about the person’s whole life or part of their life  Nonfiction

DIARY  A record (originally in written book format) with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period.date Discrete- respecting privacy or of delicate nature. Think of The Diary of Anne Frank Nonfiction

POETRY  Words arranged in patterns- usually has rhythm.  Fiction

HAIKU- POETRY A haiku is a Japanese poem of 3 lines and seventeen syllables (5-7-5). Example: An old silent pond (5) A frog jumps into the pond (7) Splash, silence again (5)

CONCRETE POETRY  Pattern or shape poetry, in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words,...

LIMERICK- POETRY  a five-line poem with a strict formpoem aabba  Limericks are witty or humorous

Limerick Poetry Example THE DOG BITSY 1. There once was a dog named Bitsy. 2. Her clothes did not fitsy. 3. She ate like a pig, 4. She became a little too big. 5. Her clothes started to ripsy.  **Notice lines 1, 2, & 5 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme (aabba).

BALLAD- Poetry  A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative story and set to music. The Ballad of The Beverly Hillbillies- Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed Then one day he was shooting for some food, And up through the ground come a bubbling crude (Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea) Well the first thing you know old Jed's a millionaire Kin folk said Jed move away from there Said California is the place you oughta be So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly (Hills that is, swimming pools, movie stars) Well now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin They would like to thank you folks for kindly dropping in You're all invited back again to this locality To have a heaping helping of their hospitality (Beverly Hillbillies, that's what they call 'em now, Nice folks Y'all come back now, ya hear?)thank

SONNET-Poetry  a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme.poemrhyme scheme  Has an alternating rhyme scheme (e.g., "a b a b").

ELEGY- POETRY  A poem that mourns the passing of something or someone important to the writer.  Think of Annabel Lee by Poe.

Epic Poem  An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.[narrative poem the HERO is a figure of imposing stature, of national or international importance the SETTING is vast in scope, covering great nations, the world, or the universe; the action consists of deeds of great valor or requiring superhuman courage; supernatural forces—gods, angels, and demons--interest themselves in the action and intervene from time to time; the epic poet recounts the deeds of his heroes with objectivity (no feeling).

Examples of Epic Poems  Beowulf  The Oddyssey

Genres STORIES/POEMS WE HAVE COVERED- Categorize examples on brochure- underneath your definitions. You may use other stories/poems you have read also.  A Thousand Year Woman  Rikki-Tikki-Tavi  The Treasure of Lemon Brown  The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street  Zoo  A Christmas Carol  Seventh Grade  The Dinner Party  After 20 Years  The Raven  A Rice Sandwich  Girls  Mother and Daughter  The Smallest Dragonboy  Anteaus  Hearts and Hands  The Highwayman  Annabel Lee  User Friendly  Echo and Narcissus  Phaethon  Eeking Out A Life  Jaguar  The Giving Tree