Introduction to Introduction to GenresGenres

SHORT STORIESSHORT STORIES

A A short fictional narrativeshort fictional narrative that tends to be that tends to be more to the point than novels.more to the point than novels.

Author’s Purpose: EntertainAuthor’s Purpose: Entertain

EXAMPLE: “Just Once” EXAMPLE: “Just Once”

NOVELSNOVELS

a fictional narrativea fictional narrative, , longerlonger than a than a short short storystory, portraying characters and usually , portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization presenting a sequential organization pattern. Chapters and parts are pattern. Chapters and parts are elements of a novel.elements of a novel.

Author’s Purpose: EntertainAuthor’s Purpose: Entertain

EXAMPLE: “Hatchet”EXAMPLE: “Hatchet”

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: “Esperanza Risng”“Esperanza Risng”

PLAYSPLAYS

A story or A story or dramadrama designed to be designed to be performed on a stage.performed on a stage.

Has Has stage directions, characters and stage directions, characters and scenesscenes..

Author’s Purpose: EntertainAuthor’s Purpose: Entertain

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: “Romeo & Juliet”“Romeo & Juliet”

LEGENDSLEGENDS

An unverified story handed down from An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical believed to be historical

Author’s Purpose: EntertainAuthor’s Purpose: Entertain

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: “ The Legend of Sleepy “ The Legend of Sleepy

Hollow”Hollow”

PoetryPoetry

Ideas that are expressed in Ideas that are expressed in sound, rhyme sound, rhyme and rhythm.and rhythm.

Author’s Purpose: EntertainAuthor’s Purpose: Entertain

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: “Basketball’s My Favorite Sport” “Basketball’s My Favorite Sport”

by Kenn Nesbitt  by Kenn Nesbitt      Basketball’s my favorite sport. Basketball’s my favorite sport.

I dribble up and down the court. I dribble up and down the court.

The ball goes bouncing off my toes The ball goes bouncing off my toes and beans the teacher on the nose. and beans the teacher on the nose.

He stumbles back and grabs his He stumbles back and grabs his nose and hits the wall and down nose and hits the wall and down

he goes.he goes.

The other players stop and stare.The other players stop and stare.And looked to see if the teacher And looked to see if the teacher

cares.cares.

With no one playing anymore,With no one playing anymore,I grab the ball. I shoot. I score.I grab the ball. I shoot. I score.

I love this game! It’s so much fun.I love this game! It’s so much fun.The teacher cried, but, hey—we The teacher cried, but, hey—we

won!won!

AUTOBIOGRAPHIESAUTOBIOGRAPHIES

A story / book A story / book written by the person written by the person himself. himself.

Pronouns- my, I, me, our, we, usPronouns- my, I, me, our, we, us

Author’s Purpose: InformAuthor’s Purpose: Inform

EXAMPLE: Abraham EXAMPLE: Abraham LincolnLincoln

““I was born Feb. 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My I was born Feb. 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families-- parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families-- second families, perhaps I should say. My mother, who died in my second families, perhaps I should say. My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks, some of whom tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks, some of whom now reside in Adams, and others in Macon Counties, Illinois….”now reside in Adams, and others in Macon Counties, Illinois….”

BIOGRAPHIES BIOGRAPHIES

A story / book A story / book written about someone by written about someone by someone else.someone else.

Pronouns- them, they her, him,Pronouns- them, they her, him,Author’s Purpose: InformAuthor’s Purpose: Inform

EXAMPLE :EXAMPLE : “Oprah Winfrey” “Oprah Winfrey” By Kathern E. Krhon By Kathern E. Krhon

““Four year old Oprah stood on the back porch Four year old Oprah stood on the back porch on her grandparent’s small rural farm in on her grandparent’s small rural farm in Mississippi. Oprah watched her grandmother Mississippi. Oprah watched her grandmother stir a big black pot…” stir a big black pot…”

NON FICTION / FICTION NON FICTION / FICTION

Non-fiction:Non-fiction: REAL (NOT FAKE)REAL (NOT FAKE) Author’s Purpose: InformAuthor’s Purpose: Inform

Fiction:Fiction: NOT REAL (FAKE)NOT REAL (FAKE) Author’s purpose- entertainAuthor’s purpose- entertain

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: NON-FICTIONNON-FICTION

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: FICTIONFICTION

Types of FictionTypes of Fiction

Realistic Fiction-Realistic Fiction- a a FICTIONAL STORYFICTIONAL STORY that that COULD really happenCOULD really happen. Entertain. Entertain

Historical Fiction-Historical Fiction- a FICTIONAL STORY a FICTIONAL STORY based on an based on an HISTORICAL EVENT. HISTORICAL EVENT. EntertainEntertain

Science Fiction-Science Fiction- a FICTIONAL STORY a FICTIONAL STORY that deals with that deals with SCIENCE OR SCIENCE OR TECHNOLOGY. EntertainTECHNOLOGY. Entertain