Post on 12-Jan-2016
Genre
• I can identify different types of literature like poetry, novels, short stories, biographies, autobiographies, and dramas based on their characteristics.
Essential Questions
• What are some of the forms of literature?
• What are the characteristics of each genre?
• How does genre effect your own reading choices?
Biography
• A story the writer tells about another person’s life.
• Non-fiction: A true story about a real person.
• Look for facts and dates: where the person was born, where he went to school, what made him famous, date of birth, dates of special life events.
Examples:
Autobiography• A story a person tells about his/her
own life: “I auto write a story about myself.”
• Non-fiction: A true story about a real person.
• Look for facts and dates: where the person was born, where she went to school, what made her famous, date of birth, dates of special life events.
Examples:
Drama
• A story that is meant to be acted out or performed for an audience.
• The story is revealed through the actor’s dialogue.
• There are different acts and scenes.
• There are stage directions.
Examples:
Poetry
• Has a special look: Written in lines and stanzas.
• Sounds pleasing to listen to: it often rhymes, but it doesn’t have to.
• Poems appeal to your senses - they create mind pictures.
• Poems appeal to your mind and your heart - they make you think and feel.
Examples:• My Ancestor (by Phil Ryan)
I look in the mirror And what do I see? I see an image of someone That looks a little like me. Could it be the face Or maybe the hair? I know who it is now: It’s my great-great-grandma Claire.
Novel• Fiction: a book that tells a made
up story.
• Has a setting, plot, and characters.
• Novels are longer books - chapter books. There are few, if any, pictures.
• Novels describe characters and events that take place over a period of time.
Examples:
Short Stories
• Often called picture books
• Fiction that is short in length - it can be read in one sitting
• Usually focuses on one event or problem
• Examples include fairy tales, folk tales, and fables (stories that have animals for characters and are meant to teach a lesson).
Examples:
Closure
• On your whiteboard, write the title of your favorite book and what genre it is.
• What characteristics helped you determine the genre?