LITERATURE GENRES BY: TORI MADRIGAL

JULY 2,13 5TH GRADE

Folkt

ales Fantasy

Mystery

Realistic fiction poet

ry

Historical fiction Science fiction

Informational “h

ow to

“ books

Arts and crafts

Biography

FICTION vs. NON-FICTION

FICTION SCIENCE FICTION Folktales Fantasy Mystery Poetry Historical fiction Realistic fiction

NON-FICTION INFORMATIONAL “HOW TO” BOOKS ARTS AND CRAFTS BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Fantasy

Informational

FOLKTALE STORIES INCLUDES STORIES, MYTHS, AND FABLES THAT PEOPLE TOLD ONE ANOTHER OVER THE YEARS. EXAMPLES-

JOHN HENRY

FOLKTALE

REALISTIC FICTION IS MADE UP OF STORIES THAT COULD REALLY HAPPEN. CONTEMPORARY REALISTIC FICTION IS SET IN MODEREN TIMES.

EXAMPLES BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE

SHILOH* SUMMER OF THE SWANS

* CRASH* OWL MOON

REALISTIC FICTION

HISTORICAL FICTION IS MADE UP OF STORIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN A CERTAIN TIME AND TAKE PLACE IN THE PAST. REAL HISTORICAL FIGURES AND SETTING MAY BE INCLUDED IN A FICTION STORY.

EXAMPLES * A BOY AT WAR

* TITANIC CROSSING

HISTORICAL FICTION

INFORMATIONAL BOOKS ARE NONFICTION BOKKS THAT GIVE TURE FACTS AN A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.

Examples Dirt bikes

* Newspapers * Articles

INFORMATIONAL

A biography is the true story of a real person’s life from the past or present.

Example *Sacagawea

Biography

Historical books have history in them. They have is history about world wide things. History is very important for people to learn about. Examples:

World war 1 World war 2

Historical

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Magic Tree House Series Super Fudge Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Narnia Series Ramona and Beezus Crash Because of the Winn Dixie Shiloh Owl moon Summer of the swans

Fiction Books

True or False How to Build a Turtle Life about Abe Lincoln World War 1 World War 11

Non-Fiction Books

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