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Literary Genres

Definition: categories used to

group different types of

literary work, such as non-

fiction, fiction and poetry.

What are some other types

of genres?

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Our Genre List

We will be learning about severaldifferent types of literary genres. Itis important to remember that thislist does not include all types ofgenres found in literary works.

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Non-Fiction

This can also be called“informational” material. These

types of books provideinformation that is factual.Nothing is make-believe in thesetypes of materials. More specific

examples of this type of genrewould be . . .

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Non-fiction• Written work based on

facts

• Written to inform thereader

• Characterized by

 providing informationabout topics; varioustext structures;

 providing information

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Non-fiction subgroups• Informational

• Biography

• Autobiography

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Informational• Texts that provide

facts about avariety of topics

such as sports ,animals , science ,history , careers ,travel , geography ,

space , weather ,etc.)

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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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???????

The story ofa realperson’s

life writtenby another person

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??????The story of

a realperson’s

life that iswritten bythat person(the

author)

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What Genre Is This Book?Using what

 you knowabout book

genres,what genredo you thinkthis book

belongs?

How do you

know?

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What Genre Is This

Book? Using what youknow aboutbook genres,what genre

do you thinkthis bookbelongs?

Informational 

because itlooks like itwill giveinformation

about a topic(tornadoes).

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What Genre Is This

Book? Using what you knowabout book

genres,what genredo you thinkthis book

belongs?

How do you

know?

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What Genre Is This

Book? Using what youknow aboutbook genres,what genre do

 you think thisbook belongs?Autobiography 

because it isthe story of a

real person’slife written bythat person(MartinLuther King,

Jr.)

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Bibliography

Children’s Literature Genres,

http://www.alpine.k12.ut.us/depts/media/elemlessons_rev/m4-collections/lesson2cl_genre.html  

Genre Study: A Collaborative Approach,http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson _view.asp?id=270 Dictionary.com, http://www.dictionary.com 

Wordsmyth, http://www.wordsmyth.com 

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Tutorial classes1. In your groups, discuss the

features and functions of …. 

• Folklore

• Mythology

• Fables• Legends

• Parables

2. Choose stories from any genreof children stories to be taught

for a designated level. Justify

your choice.