1. Literature Genres

2. Literature Genres

3. Genres and literature
When you speak about genre and
literature, genre means a category, or
kind of story.

4. All categories of books or stories can be
called either fiction or non-fiction.
Fiction Non-Fiction
• a made up story • has facts that can be
• can tell about things checked and proven
that could happen • the author is an expert
• is read for fun on this information
• characters may be like • it IS TRUE!
real people or
imaginary

5. Realistic Fiction
Realistic fiction is made up of stories that
could really happen. Contemporary
realistic fiction is realistic fiction that is
set in modern times.

6. Examples of Realistic
Fiction
Because of Winn Dixie
Crash
Owl Moon
Shiloh
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Babysitter Club series
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-
Time Indian

7. Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is made
up of stories that take
place in a certain time
and place in the past.
Real historical figures
and settings may be
included in a fiction
story.

8. Examples of Historical Fiction
A Boy at War
The Help
Ben and Me
The Butterfly
Gone With the Wind
Sign of the Beaver
Titanic Crossing
Dear America Series
The Color Purple
Schindler's List

9. Folklore
Folklore includes stories, myths,
and fables that people told one
another over the years. Later the
stories were written down.

10. Examples of Folklore
Aesop’s Fables
Beauty and the Beast
The Bunyans
Cinderella
John Henry
The Talking Eggs
The Tortoise and the Hare

11. Fantasy
Fantasy is fiction that has elements
that are not real. Sometimes this
includes talking animals or characters
with magical powers. There’s usually
a conflict between good and evil.

12. Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland Examples of
Charlotte’s Web Fantasy
Running With the
Demon
Lion, Witch, and the
Wardrobe
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter Series

13. • Special beginning and/
Fairy Tale Fairy Tale
or ending words - Once
upon a time...and they
lived happily ever after.
• Good character
• Evil character
• Royalty and/or a castle
usually present
• Magic happens
• Problem and a Solution
• Things often happen in
"threes" or "sevens"

14. Examples of Fairy Tale
The Dog and Her Little Glass
Slipper
Cinderella
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other
Fairly Stupid Tales

15. Mystery
Mysteries are stories that have
a real setting and a problem to
be solved that includes clues,
distractions, and an answer to
the problem.

16. Examples of Mystery
The House of Dies Drear
Never Say Die
The Treehouse Mystery
Mystery of the Midnight Message
Encyclopedia Brown Series
Boxcar Children Mysteries

17. Science Fiction
Science Fiction is made up of
stories that blend fact and fiction
with futuristic technology.

18. Examples of Science Fiction
Aliens for Breakfast
A Wrinkle in Time
My Best Friend is Invisible
Star Wars
The Time Machine

19. Adventure
The characters (and the reader) can always expect
the worst - the main characters can, and usually do,
have everything thrown at them. Action, action and
more action are hallmarks of a good
adventure/suspense book. The entire read is a roller
coaster ride of chills and excitement with the last
stop (and page) not always ending in happiness. And
finally, there must be a villain, for without a
foe…without an adversary, there can be no
adventure…no
suspense.

20. Examples of Adventure
The Whipping Boy
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Abel’s Island
The Cay

21. Poetry
Poetry is verse written to
inspire thoughts and feelings in
the reader. It often uses rhyme
and rhythm, or it can be written
in free verse.

22. Examples of Poetry
Where the Sidewalk Ends
New Kid on the Block
Chocolate Dreams: Poems
Mammalabilia
A Pizza the Size of the Sun
Love That Dog

23. Informational
Informational books are
nonfiction books that give true
facts on a variety of subjects.

24. Examples of
Informational Writing
Dirt Bikes
Flying Animals
Danger! Earthquakes
Newspapers
Encyclopedias

25. Biography
A biography is the true story
of a real person’s life from
the past or present.

26. Examples of Biography
Tiger Woods: An American Master
The HomerunKings: BabeRuth and
Henry Aaron
Clara Barton, a Red Cross Pioneer
Sacagawea