What is Genre?
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What is Genre?Genre is the way we commonly classify and categorize books.
Why should I bother with it?
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The 7 Major Genres
• Fantasy• Realistic Fiction• Mystery• Historical
Fiction• Non-Fiction• Poetry• Science Fiction
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Science Fiction• Also called Sci-Fi• Imaginative and creative• Advanced technology• Often (but not always) takes place in the future
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Realistic Fiction• A story that
COULD happen but is NOT true• Based on real-
life problems, situations, and characters• No magic or
make-believe
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Fantasy• A story that
could not happen in real life• Imaginative
and creative• Magic,
supernatural creatures, or humans with special abilities are involved
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Mystery• Full of
suspense• Gives the
reader and characters clues along the way• Involves a
puzzle (usually “who did it?”) the reader can solve
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Historical Fiction• Story is NOT
true, but many of the facts (especially setting) are• Explains how
people lived and acted• Usually takes
place during an interesting time in history
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Nonfiction• TRUE- tells about
real people, places, and events• Can be narrative
(like a memoir) or informational (like a how-to book)• More topics than
you can count!
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Poetry• Written in verse,
as opposed to prose (regular writing with sentences)• Vivid and
emotional • Can be a
collection of short poems or used to tell a story
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But, wait! The book I’m reading doesn’t fit into just one of those
categories!
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• When your table is called, go to the reading lounge and select a book that is from a different genre than the book you’re currently reading.
• Check out the first 2 pages.• Discuss the book with your
partner. Include:-the genre of the new book
-how you can tell what genre it is
-whether you would keep reading based on what you’ve read so far
Genre Challenge!