Literary Genres
Published on Nov 18, 2015
This presentation is designed to refresh my middle school students' minds about literary genres and sub genres.
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Literary Genres
Ms. Jeimy M. González
Fiction
Nonfiction
Folktale
Drama
Poetry
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Stories that use characters, setting, and plots to convey events that are not real.
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Fiction: Subgenres
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Science Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction
Fiction that is set in the past.
Mystery
Mystery
Fiction that includes secrets or crimes to be solved.
Science Fiction
Science Fiction
Fiction that deals with science and technology.
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Believable fiction that is set in the present.
Fantasy
Highly imaginative fiction that uses strange or unusual characters, setting, and plot.
Writing that uses real people, settings, and plots to convey actual events.
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Nonfiction: Subgenres
- Informational
- Biography
- Autobiography
Informational
Nonfiction writing about a topic, including books and newspaper or magazine articles.
biography
biography
Nonfiction that is informational writing about real people.
Autobiography
Autobiography
A biography of a person written by the person himself or herself.
Folktale
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Exaggerated story that has been shared over generations by word of mouth to convey a tradition.
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Folktales: Subgenres
- Fairy Tale
- Fable
- Myth
- Legend
- Tall Tale
Fable
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Myth
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Folktale that is considered sacred and that attempts to explain how things came to be.
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Legend
Legend
Folktale that is based on a real person or event.
Skits, musicals, or plays that use language, song, or dance to convey messages.
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