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Genres and SubgenresClassifying Stories

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Texts can be separated into groups

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Genres and SubgenresTexts can be separated into groupscalled genres and subgenres.

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Banana

Text

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Banana is aFood

Text Genre

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Banana is aFood

is aFruit

Text Genre Subgenre

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Banana is aFood

is aFruit

Harry Potter Book

Text Genre Subgenre

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Banana is aFood

is aFruit

Harry Potter Book

is Fiction

Text Genre Subgenre

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Banana is aFood

is aFruit

Harry Potter Book

is Fiction

is Fantasy

Text Genre Subgenre

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Fiction: creative or imaginative writing.

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Fiction: creative or imaginative writing.Nonfiction: writing that is true or factual.

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Fiction: creative or imaginative writing.Nonfiction: writing that is true or factual.Folklore: stories once passed down orally.

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Fiction: creative or imaginative writing.Nonfiction: writing that is true or factual.Folklore: stories once passed down orally.*Usually will say “retold by” or “adapted by”

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Fiction: creative or imaginative writing.Nonfiction: writing that is true or factual.Folklore: stories once passed down orally.*Usually will say “retold by” or “adapted by”Dramas: plays or scripts.

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Fiction: creative or imaginative writing.Nonfiction: writing that is true or factual.Folklore: stories once passed down orally.*Usually will say “retold by” or “adapted by”Dramas: plays or scripts.Poetry: writing concerned with the beauty of

language.

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GenresFiction: creative or imaginative writing.Nonfiction: writing that is true or factual.Folklore: stories once passed down orally.*Usually will say “retold by” or “adapted by”Dramas: plays or scripts.Poetry: writing concerned with the beauty of

language.

We will focus on the first three.

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Fiction Subgenres

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Fiction Subgenres

Fiction

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Fiction Subgenres

Fiction

Realistic Fiction

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Fiction Subgenres

Fiction

Realistic Fiction

Science Fiction

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Fiction Subgenres

Fiction

Realistic Fiction

Science Fiction

Historical Fiction

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Fiction Subgenres

Fiction

Realistic Fiction

Science Fiction

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

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Realistic Fiction: stories that could be true, but aren’t.

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Science Fiction: has aliens, advanced technology, or is set in the future.

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Historical Fiction: a made up story set around a real event or person from history.

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Historical Fiction: a made up story set around a real event or person from history.

Fantasy: has monsters, magic, or super powers.

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Nonfiction Subgenres

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Nonfiction

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Nonfiction

InformationalWriting

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Nonfiction


Biography

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Nonfiction


Biography Autobiography

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Nonfiction


Biography Autobiography

PersuasiveWriting

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Informational Writing: provides facts or information.

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Autobiography: one’s life story written by oneself.

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Auto = Self Bio = Life Graphy= Writing

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Biography: one’s life story written by someone else.

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Biography: one’s life story written by someone else.

Persuasive Writing: meant to influence the reader.

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Folklore Subgenres

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Folklore Subgenres

Folklore

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Folklore Subgenres

Folklore

Fable

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Folklore Subgenres

Folklore

Fable

Tall Tale

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Folklore Subgenres

Folklore

Fable

Tall Tale Legend

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Folklore Subgenres

Folklore

Fable

Tall Tale MythLegend

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Folklore Subgenres

Folklore

Fable

Tall Tale Myth

Fairy Tale

Legend

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Fable: short story with talking animals & a moral.

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Fable: short story with talking animals & a moral. Moral: lesson of the story (clearly stated).

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Myth: has gods & goddesses; may account for the creation of something.

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Tall Tale: Funny story set in the Wild West; main character’s size or skill exaggerated.

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Fairy Tale: has magic and/or talking animals.

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Legend: a story that might be true, but is exaggerated.

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Legend: a story that might be true, but is exaggerated.

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Both have monsters, magic, or talking animals.

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What’s the difference?

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• Fairytales are part of the oral tradition.

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• Fairytales are part of the oral tradition.• Usually it will say “retold by” or “adapted by.”

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Fairytales & Fantasies



• Fairytales are part of the oral tradition.• Usually it will say “retold by” or “adapted by.”• Fairytales often start “Once Upon a Time.”

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1. Find the main genre first

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Tips for Identifying

1. Find the main genre first

2. Look for details that reveal subgenre

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The Lion and the Mouse

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The Lion and the Mouse Retold by Jerry Pinkney

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1 The Lion and the Mouse Retold by Jerry Pinkney

A Lion was sleeping when a Mouse woke him up. The Lion was about to eat him when the Mouse said, “Free me and I shall never forget it: who knows? I may help you some day." The Lion laughed so much at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him, that he let him go. Some time later the Lion was caught in a hunter’s trap. The little Mouse happened to pass by and, seeing the trapped Lion, he gnawed through the ropes and freed him. Little friends can be a big help.

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War Brides

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War BridesBy Helen Bryan

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War BridesBy Helen Bryan

1939: as Britain prepares for war with Germany in World War II, the lives of five young women are about to collide in the sleepy Sussex village. Together they will face hardship, passion and danger, forming bonds of friendship that will inspire a desperate plan, And, fifty years later, an act of revenge ...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

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The Adventures of Robin HoodAdapted by Howard Pyle

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3The Adventures of Robin HoodAdapted by Howard Pyle

In this work, Pyle sorts through the many folktales concerning the mythical Robin Hood, who may have been a real person, and made them suitable for children. Robin Hood's dashing acts of wealth redistribution (from the rich to the poor) have captured the imagination and fascination of millions of delighted readers through the ages.

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The Best Book of Sharks

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The Best Book of Sharks by Claire Llewellyn

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The Best Book of Sharks by Claire Llewellyn

This beautiful book offers insight into the deep-sea lives of one of nature’s deadliest killing machines. Learn where sharks live, what they feed on, how they bear their young.

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Escape From Earth (OASIS)

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Escape From Earth (OASIS) by Ivis Bo Davis

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5Escape From Earth (OASIS) by Ivis Bo Davis

LEAVE EARTH OR DIE– the electromagnetic field around the Earth is fading away. Soon the planet will burn, and everything and everyone on the planet will die. Deep Space Vessel Trisznov is the first human interstellar colony ship, and she is nearly ready to launch in search of a new habitable planet to colonize among the stars...

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In My Time: A Personal & Political Memoir

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In My Time: A Personal & Political Memoir by Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney

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Pecos Bill

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Pecos Bill by Steven Kellogg and Laura Robb

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7 Pecos Bill by Steven Kellogg and Laura Robb

After falling off his parents wagon as a baby, Pecos Bill is raised by coyotes. He then becomes the toughest cowboy in the Wild West by wrestling giant bulls and outrunning a daemon horse.

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Eclipse

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Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

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8Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

The story of Bella Swan and her vampire love, Edward Cullen. The novel explores Bella's choice between her love for Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob Black, along with her dilemma of leaving mortality behind in a terrorized atmosphere, a result of mysterious vampire attacks in Seattle.

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Perseus: The Hunt for Medusa's Head

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Perseus: The Hunt for Medusa's Head Adapted by Paul D. Storrie

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9Perseus: The Hunt for Medusa's Head Adapted by Paul D. Storrie

Could a monster whose very look turns men to stone be too perilous even for the son of Zeus? King Polydectes wants to get rid of young Perseus. So he tricks the young hero into performing an impossible task: slaying the snake-haired monster Medusa. But as the son of Zeus, king of the gods, Perseus has many powerful allies. Will Perseus' strength and courage allow him to do the impossible?

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A People's History of the United States

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A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

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A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

Zinn tells the untold history of the United States by focusing on the unrepresented minority groups: women, Native Americans, and African Americans. He covers the Bill of Rights to Clinton’s presidency and everything in between.

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