What does “genre” mean?What does “genre” mean? It is a French word meaning: It is a French word meaning:

a distinctive type or category of a distinctive type or category of literary composition characterized by literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content a particular style, form, or content

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A style of writing based on a themeA style of writing based on a theme

Different fiction genres Different fiction genres (themes)(themes) FantasyFantasy

MysteryMystery HistoricalHistorical RealisticRealistic Science fictionScience fiction HorrorHorror SportsSports AdventureAdventure

FANTASYFANTASY

• • contains elements that are not contains elements that are not realistic realistic

talking animals talking animals magical powers magical powers often set in a medieval universe often set in a medieval universe involving mythical beings involving mythical beings

Fantasy titles:Fantasy titles:

MYSTERY MYSTERY

a work of fiction involving: a work of fiction involving: suspensesuspense solving a puzzling event or situation solving a puzzling event or situation something unknown something unknown solving a crime solving a crime centered around a person who investigates centered around a person who investigates

wrongdoing wrongdoing centered around a person or persons centered around a person or persons

employed to obtain secret information employed to obtain secret information

Mystery titles:Mystery titles:

HISTORICAL FICTION HISTORICAL FICTION

a novel set in a historical period a novel set in a historical period (back in time) that uses invented (back in time) that uses invented characters or that uses real people characters or that uses real people but invents their conversationsbut invents their conversations

Historical fiction titles:Historical fiction titles:

REALISTIC FICTION REALISTIC FICTION

stories that take place in modern stories that take place in modern times times

characters are involved in events characters are involved in events that could happen. that could happen.

Real kids doing Real kids doing

real things!real things!

Realistic fiction titles:Realistic fiction titles:

SCIENCE FICTION SCIENCE FICTION

stories that often tell about science and stories that often tell about science and technology of the future technology of the future

involving partially true laws or theories of involving partially true laws or theories of science science

Settings: Settings: in the future in the future in space in space on a different world on a different world in a different universe or dimensionin a different universe or dimension

Science fiction titles:Science fiction titles:

HORROR STORIESHORROR STORIES

Scary or suspenseful settingScary or suspenseful setting Sometimes involves the supernatural Sometimes involves the supernatural

or magical events or mythical or magical events or mythical creaturescreatures

Gives you goosebumps or raises the Gives you goosebumps or raises the hair on the back of your neckhair on the back of your neck

Not for bedtime reading!Not for bedtime reading!

Horror story titles

SPORTS STORIESSPORTS STORIES

Stories that feature a sport as a main Stories that feature a sport as a main story elementstory element

The main character either learns a The main character either learns a certain sport or overcomes a certain sport or overcomes a problem and gets better at a certain problem and gets better at a certain sportsport

Sports story titles

ADVENTURE STORIESADVENTURE STORIES

Stories that feature a realistic Stories that feature a realistic adventure as a main story elementadventure as a main story element

The main character has some kind of The main character has some kind of adventure that involves travel, adventure that involves travel,

danger, or survival.danger, or survival.

Adventure story titles

How to find a genre in the How to find a genre in the OPACOPAC

Type the name of the genre: fantasy, Type the name of the genre: fantasy, mystery, science fiction, historical fiction, mystery, science fiction, historical fiction, sports, adventure or horror stories in the sports, adventure or horror stories in the text box and click on text box and click on

SUBJECTSUBJECT

To find realistic fiction in the To find realistic fiction in the OPACOPAC

Try searching for subjects like:Try searching for subjects like:

school stories, friendship, specific school stories, friendship, specific sportssports

(baseball, soccer, etc), pets, (baseball, soccer, etc), pets, brothers, sisters, divorce or family brothers, sisters, divorce or family life.life.

Enjoy finding and readingEnjoy finding and reading

Some new genres!Some new genres!