Warm Up:
In partners:
1. Provide an example song for each music category:
Country
Pop
Hip Hop
2. Write a brief summary containing the
following words and what you know about
them with your partner:
History Alive Textbook
Poetry
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Wicked
Nonfiction
Haiku Fiction
Drama
E.Q.
What is a literary genre and
what are the various kinds? What is
the purpose of having various genres
of literature?
I. Literary Genres
A. GENRE is a type of something
or category. When referring to
literature categories we call this
Literary Genres. There are four
main literary genres:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Drama
II. Fiction
A. A narrative story that uses made up characters
or events is called fiction.
B. Some stories are all fiction, while others may
be based on real people or events, but still tell
a fictional story.
III. Subgenres of Fiction
A. Realistic Fiction- imaginative writing set in
the real, modern world.
B. Historical Fiction- fiction set in the past (ex.
Boy of the Painted Cave)
C. Fantasy-Literature that contains at least one
fantastic or unreal element.
D. Scientific Fiction-fiction based on real or
possible scientific developments (usually set in
the future or have technological advances, but
characters still face problems people face
today.
IV. NONFICTION (A.K.A.
Expository Text)
A.
B.
C.

Writing that tells about real
people, places, and events are
called nonfiction. There are two
types of literary nonfiction:
informative and factual.
The main purpose is to inform
and explain.
Types of nonfiction:
autobiographies, biographies,
essays, news articles.
Example: Biography of Anne
Frank
V. Poetry
A. Poetry is a type of
literature where ideas,
images, and feelings are
expressed in only a few
words. Most poetry is
written in lines which may
take the form of stanzas.
Poetry will combine words
to create vivid pictures to
express their ideas.
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Examples: acrostic poems,
Haiku, free verse, and
cinquains.
VI. Drama
A.
Drama is a form of literature
that is performed before an
audience. In drama, the story
is presented by characters.
The written form of drama is
the script. The script gives all
the characters instructions
about performing the play.
B. Two important forms of
drama are comedy and
tragedy.
- Examples: “Romeo and Juliet”
and “Wicked”
V. Purpose of Literary Genres:
P- persuade
I- inform
E- entertain
A. Examples:
P
I
E
1.
2.
7 questions
Summary- highlight 10 important/key words and
make a summary from what you learned.
Homework:
1. Project-Info to come!