GENRE REVIEW

What is genre?Why is it important to know genre?

• Genre is a kind or type of works of literature• Books belonging to a genre share the same

characteristics of plot, theme, tone, mood, settings, and characters

• Once you identify genres you like, it makes selecting books easier

• We color code our book spines by genre to help you quickly identify books of interest

Types of Genres

• Non-fiction• Historical Fiction• Realistic Fiction• Fantasy Fiction• Science Fiction

Characteristics of Non-Fiction

• Informational text• Explains a subject or concept using facts about

the real world• Biographies – real people

Characteristics of Historical Fiction

• Stories have basis in historical event or center around a historical figure

• Setting is a historical period• Actual and fictional characters

Characteristics of Realistic Fiction

• Story could take place in real world• Characters seem real• Setting is in the here and now

Compare & ContrastNon-Fiction, Historical & Realistic Fiction

• Non-Fiction vs. Historical Fiction– Non-Fiction is true and factual– Historical Fiction is based on actual events/people

but included some made up elements• Historical Fiction vs. Realistic Fiction– Historical Fiction takes place in a past era– Realistic Fiction takes place in the here and now

Characteristics of Fantasy Fiction

• Setting is often a make-believe and imaginative world

• Contains elements that are not realistic– Creatures that aren’t real– Talking animals– Magical powers– Fairy Tale elements

Characteristics of Science Fiction

• Includes futuristic science/technology• Could include partially true science

laws/theories but advances or changes them • Settings:– In the future– In space– In a different world, universe, or dimension

Let’s Review Genre Bingo Books

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Vern

Three explores go on a journey to discover what lies in the center of the Earth. One is a Scientist another a student of geology and the last is a servant. They use a special machine to travel bellow the earths crust via a volcano and they discover another world.

What genre is it?

A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle

The story is about Meg who is a misfit at school and her youngerbrother, Charles Wallace Murray. One night during a wild stormthe Murray’s meet Mrs Whatsit, a new neighbor, and quite anodd character. Mrs Whatsit is not what she seems, and Meg,Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe, are whiskedaway on an adventure across space.

What genre is it?

Gossamer by Lois Lowry

Dreams are bestowed onto humans by tiny creatures called, dream givers. Nightmares come from other creatures called sinisteeds. The lives of a lonely old woman and a young boy with an abusive past are tied together through the dreams they share that are given by the dream givers.

What genre is it?

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers.

What genre is it?

Amelia Earhart: Courage in the Skyby Mona Kerby

This biographic book is about Amelia Earhart who is a famous aviator because she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She is also famous because in her 1937 around-the-world flight she disappeared. Her disappearance is still a mystery.

What genre is it?

Flush by Carl HiaasenNoah Underwood lives in paradise but he has problems. His dad is in jail because he stopped a casino boat from illegal dumping of sewage into Florida’s Keys water by sinking the boat. Now Noah is determined to stop the dumping of raw sewage into the waters. Noah soon sees this is difficult because the illegal dumping have baffled the prosecutors, the local press, and the Coast Guard.

What genre is it?

The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Watsons are a black family of five living in 1960s Flint, Michigan. The parents decide to send the oldest boy, Byron, to live with the mother's mother in Birmingham Alabama because she is very strict. They arrive in Birmingham just in time to witness one of the more tragic events of the Civil Rights movement, the bombing of the Sixteenth St. Baptist Church.

What genre is it?