By Mrs. Stanley
For Stratton Elementary
In District 11
Whaaaaat?
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*Literary means it is about books.
**Genres (zhŏn’ rŭs) means categories.
So Literary Genres are categories of
books.
Where are the Genres?
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E
Easy Fiction or Picture Books
We are not going to label these with genre labels.
F
General Fiction or Novels
We are labeling these NOW.
123.4
Dewey Section of the library- mostly
nonfiction (except fairy tales, folk tales, language, joke and
riddles, and poetry)
Some are labeled. We will label these LATER.
Fiction Genres
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Fantasy Sub-Genres
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Realistic Fiction
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Definition
Examples
 Real-life, everyday life
 At school, home, or other
places kids usually hang
out
 Kids solve the problem
(adults-be-gone!)
 Now- ContemporarySet in the present
(not past or future)
 No magic
Historical Fiction
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Definition
Examples
 Real-Life, everyday life
 At school, home, or other
places kids usually hang
out
 Kids solve the problem
(adults-be-gone!)
 Set in past
(not present or future)
 No magic
Science Fiction
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Definition
Examples
 Realistic, everyday life
 In space, on another
planet, on a spaceship
 Kids solve the problem
(adults-be-gone!)
 Set in the future
(not past or present time)
 No magic- could really
happen, even aliens are
possible!
Adventure
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Definition
Examples
 Out-of-the-ordinary
exciting real life with
danger; not everyday life
 Unusual but realistic
setting, such as lost in the
forest
 Kids solve the problem
(adults-be-gone!)
 Usually Now- in the present,
but can be telling about the
past
 No magic
Horror* (Scary!)
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Examples
Definition
 Scary characters- hosts,
zombies, vampires, and
their ilk
 Can be at school, home, or other
places kids usually hang out- or
not!
 Kids solve the problem
(adults-be-gone!)
 Past or present; can involve time
travel
 Paranormal spooky stuffnot magic
*The horror genre at Stratton is G-rated, involves
a kid hero, and often involves humor.
Mystery
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Definition
Examples
 Puzzle to be figured out.
 There are clues that might be
“red herrings” or might lead
to solving the puzzle step by
step.
 “Who-dun-it” keeps the
reader guessing.
 Kids solve the puzzle.
(adults-be-gone!)
 Now
(not past or future)
 No magic.
High Fantasy
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Definition
Examples
 Wizards, witches,
unicorns, fairies, trolls,
and their ilk
 Can be real-life setting or
magical setting
 Kids solve the problem
(adults-be-gone!)
 Alternate setting- could
be past, present, future
 Magic, magic, more
magic!
Time Travel Fantasy
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Definition
Examples
 Real-Life, everyday life
but in a different time
 At school, home, or other
places kids usually hang
out, but in a different time
 Kids solve the problem
(adults-be-gone!)
 Travel from Now to the
past or future
 The only magic is the
time-travel part.
Animal Fantasy
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Definition
Examples
 Animals think, talk, and act
like people
 Setting is at places the animals
usually hang out
 Animals solve the problem
 Now- mostly set in the
present; sometimes set in the
past or future
 The only magic is that the
animal acts like a person.
Animal has no magical
powers but has heightened
senses.
Why?
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 So students can browse by genres they like to read
 So students can try new genres
 So students can say the cool word “genre” frequently
 So teachers can send students to the library to check
out a certain genre for assignments
 So the LTE and LTT don’t go crazy when teachers
send students to the library to check out a certain
genre for assignments and they need it NOW 
The Caboose
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Your Assignment
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 Cut and paste images from Destiny of examples to
each genre slide.
 Right click and Copy or
 Right click and save picture as.
 Add at least four images to each slide.
 Save to your U-drive inside your Portfolio.
Coming soon…
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 To a PLS near you…
Book reviews on video!
Possibly in Destiny*…
 Students telling students about books they like
 Teachers telling students about books they like
 Librarians telling students about books they like
 *if Mrs. Stanley can figure out how to do it… 