Genres
Genres
• Historical Fiction• Science Fiction• Realistic Fiction• Horror• Mythology• Legends• Fantasy• Folklore• Drama• Nonfiction• Autobiography• Biography• Poetry
Historical 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.
Science Fiction
• Fiction based on science and technology.
• Examples: Star Wars, Back to the Future, The Time Machine
Realistic 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
Horror
• Scary stories- deals with the supernatural or scary things that spook you.
• Example: Stephen King, James Patterson
Mythology
• Stories that explain how something came to be. These must contain the gods and goddesses to be a myth.
Legends• Stories based originally on facts, but have
been exaggerated and “blown up” to be larger than life.
Fantasy
• Story about a make believe world. Usually involves, dragons, warlocks, witches, etc
Folktales
• Stories that have been passed down through the generations. Originally told orally, but eventually written for preservation.
• Examples: Paul Bunyon, John Henry
Drama
• Plays, stories to be performed on a stage
• Example: William Shakespeare
Nonfiction
• Things we read that are true. These can be in the form of a textbook, newspaper article, book, etc.
Autobiography
• Life story about someone written by that person. Auto=self bio=life graphy=written
• Example: Eat, Love, Pray
Biography
• Story written about someone’s life but written by someone else.
• Example:
Poetry
• 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.