exploring genres grade 2 by mrs. paula mcmullen library teacher norwood public schools adapted by...
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Exploring Genres Grade 2
By Mrs. Paula McMullen Library Teacher
Norwood Public Schools
Adapted by Mrs. Joy Branham Librarian
Kennedy Elementary SchoolKingsport, TN
What does genre mean?
A genre is a type of writing that is different than other types of writing.
The two major genres are fiction and nonfiction.
But there are lots of smaller genres within the two major genres.
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Fiction Genre Books
Fiction chapter and picture books are imaginative stories created by an author.
(Fiction books are Fake.)
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Other Fiction Genre Books
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Realistic Fiction Genre
Realistic fiction is a smaller genre of fiction books. Believable characters
Set in real places
Problems are true to life
Events could really happen
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Other Realistic Fiction Books
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Historical Fiction Genre
Historical fiction is a smaller genre of fiction booksStories take place during time periods in the past Characters act and speak
as they would have at that
time Problems could have really
happened during those times
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Other Historical Fiction Books
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Mystery Fiction Genre
Mysteries are fiction books which have a problem to solve.
▪ These could be detective stories or other stories in which the characters must find an answer to a mysterious question.
Other Mystery Books
Fantasy Genre
Fantasy books are ones that could not possibly be true.
▪ Things like talking animals, time travel, dragons, and shape changing are examples of fantasy.
Other Fantasy Books
Science Fiction Genre
Science Fiction books are fantasy books which have a science basis.
▪ Things like aliens from Outer Space, future times, or robots are Science Fiction.
Other Science Fiction Books
Nonfiction Genre Books Nonfiction is one of the two large, major genres
Nonfiction books are full of true facts and information (Nonfiction books are Not Fake.)
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Other Nonfiction Books
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Biography Books Biography is a smaller nonfiction genre
Tells about a real person,
past or present Based on facts Include important events in the person’s life
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Other Biography Books
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Autobiography Books
Autobiography is special kind of biography
Based on facts Author writes about himself Author reveals feelings about events in his life
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Other Tomie DePaola Autobiography Books
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Poetry Genre Books Poetry is a smaller genre that is shelved with the subject books in the Nonfiction section. Usually has rhythm Often rhymes Plays with word sounds and images to make pictures in your mind Mrs. McMullen, Library Teacher,
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Other Poetry Books
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Folktale and Fairy Tale Books Folktales and Fairy Tales
belong to a smaller genre of “traditional literature.”
Originally told out loud and passed down, not writtenSet in distant past Characters are all good or bad Have magical creatures, magical objects, spells, and tricksters
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Other Folktale Books
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Acknowledgements
Huck, Charlotte. Children’s Literature in the Elementary School. Fort Worth, Texas: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, 1987.
„ Sutherland, Zena. Children and Books 8th ed. NY: HarperColllins Publishers, 1991.
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