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Genres
Slide2Historical Fiction
Science FictionRealistic FictionHorrorMythologyLegendsFantasyFolkloreDramaNonfictionAutobiographyBiographyPoetry
Slide3Historical Fiction
Fictional story that deals with historical facts in some element. The characters may be made up, as well as the dialogue, but it is based on facts.
Example:
Titanic
, Fever 1763, Gods and Generals.
Slide4Science Fiction
Fiction based on science and technology.Examples: Star Wars, Back to the Future, The Time Machine
Slide5Realistic Fiction
Fiction that is based on reality. This is not to be confused with “reality
tv
” because that is NOT the real world.
Example:
The Last Song, Walk to Remember
Slide6Horror
Scary stories- deals with the supernatural or scary things that spook you.Example: Stephen King, James Patterson
Slide7Mythology
Stories that explain how something came to be. These must contain the gods and goddesses to be a myth.
Slide8Legends
Stories based originally on facts, but have been exaggerated and “blown up” to be larger than life.
Slide9Fantasy
Story about a make believe world. Usually involves, dragons, warlocks, witches, etc
Slide10Folktales
Stories that have been passed down through the generations. Originally told orally, but eventually written for preservation.
Examples: Paul
Bunyon
, John Henry
Slide11Drama
Plays, stories to be performed on a stageExample: William Shakespeare
Slide12Nonfiction
Things we read that are true. These can be in the form of a textbook, newspaper article, book, etc.
Slide13Autobiography
Life story about someone written by that person. Auto=self bio=life graphy=writtenExample: Eat, Love, Pray
Slide14Biography
Story written about someone’s life but written by someone else.Example:
Slide15Poetry
When an author uses compressed language to portray an idea. Not prose, which is the regular written word. They use vivid words, figurative language, imagery, meter, rhyme, etc.
Genres
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