power point types of genre

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Genre: a distinctive category

of literary composition

Literature Genre: marked by

distinctive style, form and content.One is just right for YOU!


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Are You for Real?

NON-FICTION: real, factual, deals

with actual people, places, and events

FICTION: unreal, not true, not factual,

a made up story


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Biography

Story of a real persons life

Form of nonfiction (true)

Bios means lifeGraphe means to write

Author must do research by

interviewing the subject or those whoknew the subject


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Realistic Fiction

Form of fiction (not true)

Accurately reflects life as it could be lived

today

Everything in the story could happen to real

people living in our natural physical world

The characters have normal human

characteristicsStory may be set in real places, but the

story is NOT based on history


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Autobiography

Form of nonfiction (true)

Story of a real persons life

Auto means self

Bios means life

Graphe means to write

Written by the person the story is about

Author does not need to do research

Author shares how he/she feels and whathe/she thinks


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Historical Fiction


Based on historical events

Authentic settingsCharacters portrayed in realistic

manner

Some characters may be actualpeople from history, but the story is

fictional

Artistic mix of fiction and historical fact


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Science Fiction


Contains some sort of scientificelement, such as

Outer space

Medicine

Technology

Within the realm of possibilityCharacters have some believabletraits/qualities


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Fantasy


Contains one or more of the following:

supernatural occurrences

characters with magical powers

things with magical powers

animals with human characteristics

real people in fantastic placesfantastic creatures or characters in realsituations


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High Fantasy

Form of fiction (not real)

Good vs. evil (supernatural/evil forces)

Story written in a series of books/ volumes

Coming- of- age themes

Include fantastical elements, such as:Elves and dwarves

Magic

Wizards

Invented languages

quests


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Folktales


Story that teaches a lesson

Contain the beliefs and customs of aregion or country

Original story is modified to make it

more interesting or more humorousPresent larger-than-life characters

and very unusual happenings


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Fables


Type of folktale

Ends in a moral or lessonCharacters are animals that talk and

act like humans

A character usually represents asingle human characteristic, such as

a fox being symbolic of a trickster


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Legend


Stories written about a real life heroand his/her mighty deeds

Mix of fiction and historical facts thathave been creatively altered toencourage moral conduct and right

choicesLeaves questions/wonder in thereaders minds (Did Mike Fink reallywrestle a grizzly bear?)


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Myths


Pertains to the actions of the gods

and/or goddessesCharacters are super-natural beings

with human emotions and qualities

Plot may involve interplay betweenworlds (this world and

previous/original world)


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Classics


Timelessness: enjoyed by readers fromgeneration to generation

Deals with universal themes andexperiences that relate to readers, such as:

love conquers all

good vs. evil

rags to richesCommunicates ideas across cultures

Unforgettable characters

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