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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.