BY:BERTON TANGJULY2,20134 T H GRADE

Literature Genres

Fiction vs. Non-Fiction

Fiction Make believe It can be based on a

real story Character act like real

people Story could happen in

real life Character tries to

solve a problem

Non-Fiction Characters are real

people, are real settings real places, and the plot is comprised of real events presented in a form of story.

Story includes thoughts and feeling the author imagines the character might have had.

Fiction

• Make believe• It can be based on a real story• The character act like real people• Story that could happen in real life• Character tries to solve problem

o Animal characters act like people o Characters may have special power

o Imaginary characters o Setting may be in another time

(future) o Usually a good vs. evil

o May use science not yet discovered

Fantasy

o Stories that offers an explanation of how something in nature looks or happens

o A story that explains why people act as they do

o The characters may be human, or gods or goddesses

Myth

• The stories are very short• Stories usually have two or three

characters• The characters may be animals or

things that act like people • Teach a “lesson” or moral

Fable

• Characters solve problems in a futuristic setting in anywhere in the universe

• Human, extraterrestrials, or members of other species

• Involve the effects of advanced science and technology

Science Fiction

Biography

• An account of a real person’s life written by some one else