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LITERARY GENRES
Definition: categories used to group different types of literary works.
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Our Genre ListWe will be learning about several different types of literary genres. It is important to remember that this list does not include all types of genres found in literary works.
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NON-FICTION
This can also be called “informational” material. These types of books provide information that is factual. Nothing is make-believe in these types of materials.
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REALITY IS BROKEN BY JANE MCGONIGAL
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TELL THEM WE REMEMBER: THE STORY OF THE HOLOCAUST BY SUSAN BACHRACH
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Biographies: A true account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another.
Autobiographies: The biography of a person written by that person.
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AN ORDINARY MAN BY PAUL RUSESABAGINA
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NON-FICTION RECOMMENDATIONS●Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
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BIOGRAPHY RECOMMENDATIONS
The Diary of Anne Frank and Night, by Elie Weisel
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF FICTIONHistorical Fiction: • Real events and places in
history with a fictional (not real) main character.
• The main character may interact with real people though.
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THE BOOK THIEF BY MARKUS ZUSAK
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A LONG WALK TO WATER BY LINDA SUE PARK
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THE HELP BY KATHRYN STOCKETT
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AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS
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Realistic Fiction: Stories about situations that are real and could happen to us. Some topics could be family issues, friend relationships, or cultural differences.
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HOLES BY LOUIS SACHAR
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THE PERKS OF BEING A
WALLFLOWER BY
STEVEN CHBOSKY
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WONDER BY R.J. PALACIO
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Science Fiction:• Considered “modern
fantasy”• Explores scientific fact and
current scientific trends.• Focus on exploring the
unknown
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ENDER’S GAME
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UNWIND BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN
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THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH BY CARRIE RYAN
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The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
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●Mystery:●A crime has usually been committed●Main character is trying to figure out “whodunit”●Suspense and intrigue
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NANCY DREW BY CAROLYN KEENE
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The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon
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THE WESTING GAME BY ELLEN RASKIN
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THE UNDERTAKER’S GONE BANANAS BY PAUL ZINDEL
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FANTASY• Magical world where
anything is possible.• Fables• Fairy tales• Talking animals• Gods/goddesses
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HARRY POTTER
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THE PRINCESS BRIDE
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THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
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ELLA ENCHANTED BY GAIL CARSON LEVINE
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Fables and Myths: ●Fables: These stories usually have a moral that is being taught. It often uses animals that speak and act like humans. ●Myths: a story or group of stories that form part of the traditional knowledge of a society. Myths often use imaginative plots and characters to explain how the world began and why nature and people behave the way they do.
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THE LIGHTNING THIEF
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CLASSICS
These books actually fall into many genres. Their commonality is that they have all stood the test of time. People like them then, they like them now.
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PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING BY JANE AUSTEN, BUT,
ESPECIALLY…
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THE HOBBIT BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN
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ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS BY SCOTT O’DELL
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Graphic Novels
A novel in comic-strip format.
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Smile by Raina Telgemeier
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Bone by Jeff Smith
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PLAYAnything by Shakespeare
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BUT ALSO….
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BIBLIOGRAPHYChildren’s Literature Genres, http://www.alpine.k12.ut.us/depts/media/elemlessons_rev/m4-collections/lesson2cl_genre.htmlGenre Study: A Collaborative Approach, http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=270Dictionary.com, http://www.dictionary.comWordsmyth, http://www.wordsmyth.com