What do we need to know about genre?
Learning Target 6.5 – I will read a variety of novels and know the characteristics of each specific genre.
Genre: A particular category of literature
Genre
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopian
Realistic Fiction
Graphic Novel
(series)
Historical Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Mystery/ Horror
Characteristics/ Definition
Examples
What do we need to know about genre?
Learning Target 6.5 – I will read a variety of novels and know the characteristics of each specific genre.
Genre: A particular category of literature
Genre
Fantasy
Characteristics/ Definition
Contains elements that are not realistic
or impossible. This genre is all about
make-believe.
Examples
Harry Potter
The Lightning Thief
* talking animals
* magical powers
* mythical beings
* often set in a medieval universe
* Stories that often tell about science
and technology of the future.
Science Fiction
Ender’s Game
Star Wars
* Settings: future, space, different
worlds, different universe
* Often includes robots, time machines,
etc.
Dystopian
Realistic Fiction
Graphic Novel
(series)
Historical Fiction
a society characterized by human
misery, as squalor, oppression, disease,
and overcrowding.
The Hunger Games
A genre consisting of stories that could
have actually occurred to people or
animals in a believable setting. These
stories resemble real life, and fictional
characters within these stories react
similarly to real people.
Wonder
A novel in comic strip format
Smile
Divergent
Because of Mr. Terupt
El Deafo
A fictional story that takes place in a
particular time period in the past.
Often the setting is real, but the
characters are made up from the
author's imagination.
Number the Stars
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Nonfiction
Poetry
Writing that is based on facts, real
events, and real people, such as
biography or history
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
Written to create a response of The Crossover
Brown Girl Dreaming
thought and feeling from the reader
Often uses rhyme and rhythm to help
convey meaning
Often uses figurative language and
imagery that bring ideas and feelings
to life
Mystery/ Horror
Bomb
A suspenseful story that involves:
* strangeness
* solving a puzzling event or situation
* something unknown
* solving a crime
* centered around a person who
investigates wrongdoing
* centered around a person or persons
employed to obtain secret information