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Literary GenresCategories within fiction and nonfiction

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Author’s Purpose


Fiction Nonfiction?

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Today we are taking a closer look into some of the subcategories of fiction and nonfiction.

Think about how author’s purpose fits into these subcategories of fiction and nonfiction.

Fiction Nonfiction

Realistic Fiction Traditional Literature

Mystery Informational

Adventure Biography/Autobiographies

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Realistic Fiction

Stories that take place in modern times.Events could happen in real life.

Mystery 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.

Adventure

Main theme--Risk or danger.Face-paced plot focuses on actions

of the main character.

Historical Fiction

Time and place from the past.Mixture of factual and fictional

characters or events.

Fantasy

Contains elements that are not realistic.Talking animalsMagical powersMedieval universeMythical beings

Science Fiction

Stories about science and technology of the future.

Settings: In the future In space On a different world/universe

Traditional Literature Long ago setting.Uses magic or exaggeration to solve

problems.Story is passed down from other

generations.

InformationalFactual information about people,

events, places.May have maps, photos, diagrams,

illustrations, or charts to help explain the facts.

Biographies/AutobiographiesTrue story about a real person’s life

from the past or present.

Today you will be looking for a library book from 1 of these genres using your genre passport as a guide.

Fiction NonfictionRealistic Fiction Traditional Literature

Mystery Informational

Adventure Biography/Autobiographies

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Questions?

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