what does “genre” mean? it is a french word meaning: it is a french word meaning: a distinctive...
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What does “genre” mean?What does “genre” mean? It is a French word meaning: It is a French word meaning:
a distinctive type or category of a distinctive type or category of literary composition characterized by literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content a particular style, form, or content
??? …… in other words??? …… in other words
A style of writing based on a themeA style of writing based on a theme
Different fiction genres Different fiction genres (themes)(themes) FantasyFantasy
MysteryMystery HistoricalHistorical RealisticRealistic Science fictionScience fiction HorrorHorror SportsSports AdventureAdventure
FANTASYFANTASY
• • contains elements that are not contains elements that are not realistic realistic
talking animals talking animals magical powers magical powers often set in a medieval universe often set in a medieval universe involving mythical beings involving mythical beings
Fantasy titles:Fantasy titles:
MYSTERY MYSTERY
a work of fiction involving: a work of fiction involving: suspensesuspense solving a puzzling event or situation solving a puzzling event or situation something unknown something unknown solving a crime solving a crime centered around a person who investigates centered around a person who investigates
wrongdoing wrongdoing centered around a person or persons centered around a person or persons
employed to obtain secret information employed to obtain secret information
Mystery titles:Mystery titles:
HISTORICAL FICTION HISTORICAL FICTION
a novel set in a historical period a novel set in a historical period (back in time) that uses invented (back in time) that uses invented characters or that uses real people characters or that uses real people but invents their conversationsbut invents their conversations
Historical fiction titles:Historical fiction titles:
REALISTIC FICTION REALISTIC FICTION
stories that take place in modern stories that take place in modern times times
characters are involved in events characters are involved in events that could happen. that could happen.
Real kids doing Real kids doing
real things!real things!
Realistic fiction titles:Realistic fiction titles:
SCIENCE FICTION SCIENCE FICTION
stories that often tell about science and stories that often tell about science and technology of the future technology of the future
involving partially true laws or theories of involving partially true laws or theories of science science
Settings: Settings: in the future in the future in space in space on a different world on a different world in a different universe or dimensionin a different universe or dimension
Science fiction titles:Science fiction titles:
HORROR STORIESHORROR STORIES
Scary or suspenseful settingScary or suspenseful setting Sometimes involves the supernatural Sometimes involves the supernatural
or magical events or mythical or magical events or mythical creaturescreatures
Gives you goosebumps or raises the Gives you goosebumps or raises the hair on the back of your neckhair on the back of your neck
Not for bedtime reading!Not for bedtime reading!
Horror story titles
SPORTS STORIESSPORTS STORIES
Stories that feature a sport as a main Stories that feature a sport as a main story elementstory element
The main character either learns a The main character either learns a certain sport or overcomes a certain sport or overcomes a problem and gets better at a certain problem and gets better at a certain sportsport
Sports story titles
ADVENTURE STORIESADVENTURE STORIES
Stories that feature a realistic Stories that feature a realistic adventure as a main story elementadventure as a main story element
The main character has some kind of The main character has some kind of adventure that involves travel, adventure that involves travel,
danger, or survival.danger, or survival.
Adventure story titles
How to find a genre in the How to find a genre in the OPACOPAC
Type the name of the genre: fantasy, Type the name of the genre: fantasy, mystery, science fiction, historical fiction, mystery, science fiction, historical fiction, sports, adventure or horror stories in the sports, adventure or horror stories in the text box and click on text box and click on
SUBJECTSUBJECT
To find realistic fiction in the To find realistic fiction in the OPACOPAC
Try searching for subjects like:Try searching for subjects like:
school stories, friendship, specific school stories, friendship, specific sportssports
(baseball, soccer, etc), pets, (baseball, soccer, etc), pets, brothers, sisters, divorce or family brothers, sisters, divorce or family life.life.
Enjoy finding and readingEnjoy finding and reading
Some new genres!Some new genres!