Transcript Genres of Literature

Genres of Literature
*Fiction
-Made up in the author’s imagination
-False
*Non-fiction
-Factual
-Not false
Realistic Fiction
• This could really happen, but it is
made up from the author’s
imagination.
Examples: Hatchet
Every Soul a Star
Summer Ball
Historical Fiction
• The story has historical events, characters,
incidents, or time periods.
Examples- Number the Stars
I Sailed with Columbus
Crispin and the Cross of Lead
Fantasy
• The story is not realistic. Unbelievable events,
characters, or settings occur. An example of
this is when animals talk.
Examples: Harry Potter
Redwall
The Lightning Thief
Science Fiction
• This is a part of fantasy, but it takes place in
the future. It often includes devices that have
not yet been invented.
Examples: Stormbreaker
The Green Book
I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d
Have to Kill You
Traditional Literature
• This from generation to generation orally. At
some point it was written down and made
into a story. Often there are many versions of
these stories.
Examples: Cinderella
The Three Little Pigs
The Ugly Duckling
Poetry
• Imaginative
• Plays with language
• Sometimes rhymes
Examples: “Jabberwocky”
“Smart”
“The Walrus and the Carpenter”
Drama
• Written for performance on stage
Examples: “The Music Man”
“Jesus Christ Superstar”
“Godspell”
“Once Upon a Mattress”
Biography
• A story about a person that is factual.
Example: Marion Anderson: A Life in Song
LeBron James: The Rise of a Star
Taylor Swift: Country’s Sweetheart:
An Unauthorized Biography
Informational text
• This is one type of non-fiction. These books
are factual. They usually explain or describe a
topic.
Examples: Everything Scrapbooking Book
The Science of Hitting
Wildcat Madness
Awards
Caldecott Medal
Each year this medal is awarded to
the illustrator of the best picture
book published in the United
States.
Newbery Medal
• Each year this medal is awarded to the author
of an outstanding book published in the
United States. Thus usually goes to a chapter
book written for middle school students.
Other Awards
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Coretta Scott King Award
Pura Belpre’ Award
Robert F. Sibert Award
Mildred Batchelder Award