Download - Genre
GenreGenreWhat type??What type??
Let’s Rewind and Let’s Rewind and Take a Second LookTake a Second Look
Think Music…..Think Music…..Just as there are many
different types, categories, or “genres” of music….
There are different types, or There are different types, or genres of booksgenres of books
All categories of books or stories can be called either
FictionFiction or
Non-FictionNon-Fiction
Fiction or Non-Fiction?Fiction or Non-Fiction?
Fiction• a made up story • can tell about
things that could happen
• is read for fun • characters may
be like real people or imaginary
Non-Fiction• has facts that can
be checked and proven
• the author is an expert on this information
• it IS TRUE!
FictionFiction• Realistic Fiction
– could happen, modern times• Historical Fiction
– set in important historical period, characters could be real or unreal
• Folklore– myths, fables, legends
• Fantasy/Fairy Tales– magic, fairy, trolls, dragons
• Science Fiction– time travel, set in future
• Drama– script, plays, performed
• Poetry– form, rhyme, free verse
Non-FictionNon-Fiction• Biography
– life story of a real person
• Auto-biography– life story of the person who
writes the book
• Informational– factual, encyclopedia,
dictionary, textbook
Let’s Go to Work!!Let’s Go to Work!!• Let’s get out a piece of paper
and pencil.• Let’s number 1-15.• Let’s identify the GENRE of
the following books.• Are you getting tired of me
saying……..LET’s??????
thenthenLet’s Let’s Go!!Go!!
The Devil’s ArithmeticThe Devil’s Arithmetic
by Jane Yolenby Jane Yolen
Set during WWII, 12-year-old Hannah experiences the horrors of the Holocaust first hand.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
The Not so Jolly RogerThe Not so Jolly Roger by Jon Scieszkaby Jon Scieszka
The Time Warp Trio (3 boys) find themselves on a desert island. Blackbeard comes to bury treasure--and his two helpers; he catches the boys and takes them to his pirate ship. There’s action, adventure, and a touch of magic.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
The Devil with the Three The Devil with the Three Golden HairsGolden Hairs
by The Brothers Grimmby The Brothers Grimm
The hero in this story has to find where the devil lives and pluck three hairs from his hair.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
The Accidental Time Machine The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldemanby Joe Haldeman
Matt Fuller, a likable underachiever stuck as a lab assistant at a near-future MIT, is startled when the calibrator he built begins disappearing and reappearing, jumping forward in time for progressively longer intervals. Curiosity and some unfortunate accidents send Matt through a series of vividly described, wryly imagined futures.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
Running Out of TimeRunning Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddixby Margaret Peterson Haddix
Jessie Keyser, 13, believes that the year is 1840. In truth, she and her family, along with a small group of others, live in a reconstructed village viewed by unseen modern tourists and used as an experimental site by unethical scientists. Jessie discovers the truth when her mother asks her to leave the village and seek medical help for the diptheria epidemic that has struck the children of the community.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
How I Play GolfHow I Play Golfby Tiger Woodsby Tiger Woods
In How I Play Golf, Woods reveals the many facets of his game and recounts his exciting life through the game of golf. From his first TV appearance, at age 3, to winning his latest tournament, Tiger recounts his memorable life.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
The Monster’s Ring The Monster’s Ring by Bruce Covilleby Bruce Coville
Russell goes into a magic shop and ends up buying a “monster’s ring.” He doesn’t really believe it’s magic, but when he puts it on his finger, twists it once, then says the magic words, he turns into a monster!
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
Number the Stars Number the Stars by Lois Lowryby Lois Lowry
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, often think of life before WWII. It's now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
BeyonceBeyonceby Rosa Watersby Rosa Waters
Read the story of Beyonce Knowles, an enormously talented Texan who grew up to earn an ASCAP Award, MTV Europe Award, MTV Award, a Brit Award, and a Black Reel Award...and become one of the world's best-known and most recognizable singers. Readers will trace her career from the group Girls Tyme to Destiny's Child to a remarkable solo career.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
Little Miss SunshineLittle Miss SunshineScript Script by Michael Arndtby Michael Arndt
Little Miss Sunshine introduces the Hoovers, whose trip from Albuquerque to Redondo Beach, California, to a pre-pubescent beauty pageant results not only in comic mayhem but in death, transformation, and a moving look at the surprising rewards of being losers in a winning-crazed culture. A runaway hit at the Sundance Film Festival, where it played to standing ovations, the film strikes a nerve with everyone who's ever been awestruck by how their muddled families seem to make it after all.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
The Tale of Three Trees The Tale of Three Trees by Angela Huntby Angela Hunt
Once upon a mountaintop, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. They are surprised by the way their dreams come true.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
OwlsOwls the Silent Fliers the Silent Fliers
by R. D. Lawrenceby R. D. Lawrence
Did you know that many species of owls are threatened with distinction? Learn all about different varieties of owls, their habitats, behavior, and survival.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
HootHootby Carl Hiaasenby Carl Hiaasen
In his first novel for a younger audience, Carl Hiaasen plunges readers right into the middle of an ecological mystery, made up of endangered miniature owls, the Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House scheduled to be built over their burrows, and the owls' unlikely allies--three middle school kids determined to beat the screwed-up adult system. Hiaasen's tongue is firmly in cheek as he successfully cuts his slapstick sense of humor down to kid-size.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
Where the Sidewalk Ends Where the Sidewalk Ends By Shel SilversteinBy Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings is at once outrageously funny and profound. You will definitely be entertained!
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
Dirt BikesDirt Bikes by Matt Doedenby Matt Doeden
Fasten your seat belt, you're in for a wild ride! Readers will discover the speed, power, and performance of these remarkable vehicles. Everything you ever wanted to know about purchasing, riding, and maintaining your dirt bike.
Realistic FictionHistorical FictionScience Fiction
FantasyFolktalesDramaPoetry
InformationalBiography
Autobiography
Review AnswersReview Answers
1. Historical Fiction
2. Fantasy3. Folktales4. Science Fiction5. Realistic
Fiction6. Autobiography7. Fantasy
8. Historical Fiction
9. Biography10. Drama11. Folktale12. Informational13. Realistic Fiction14. Poetry15. Informational
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