GENRE
Mrs. Folkers
June 20, 1999
Definition:
Genre is just a
fancy way of
saying “different
categories or types
of books”.
Can you tell me
your favorite
genres?
How about...
autobiography historical fiction
biography realistic fiction
*adventure
fantasy
*mystery
folklore *animal stories
poetry *contemporary
science fiction
nonfiction
Autobiography
Factual story
about a real
person in the past
or in the present.
Written by the
person the story
is about.
Biography
Factual story
about a real
person in the past
or in the present.
Written by
someone else.
President George Washington
Fantasy
Characters allowed to have traits that we
know are physically impossible.
Characters may solve a problem by using
magic or some other impossible
strategy.
Folklore
Stories, myths, and Features characters
fables that people told who are all good
one another through the and/or bad.
years. Finally, someone
wrote them down.
Features unrealistic Sometimes there is a
story elements. moral or lesson to be
learned.
Poetry
Verse written to
evoke thoughts and
feeling in the reader.
Often uses rhythm
and rhyme to
convey its message.
Nonfiction
Books that
contain factual
information about
a subject, or
reference books
in general (like
encyclopedias).
Historical Fiction
Stories that take place
in a real location at a
particular time in the
past.
Characters may be
fictional or real.
Some real events are
mixed with fictional
events of the time.
Realistic Fiction
Stories that involve characters and events
that appear to be realistic.
Science Fiction
Stories in which the major events rely on
scientific fact, discovery, or exploration and/or
characters who are alien to Earth.
Setting may be Earth or some other space
location.