Transcript Liteture genres - Evergreen Elementary School

BY: Bernardo Ligsay
FICTION
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Date: July 2, 2013
NOT REAL OR TRUE
IT IS MADE UP
STORIES
INCLUDES STORIES,
MYTHS, AND FABLES
IT IS MADE UP OF
STORIES THAT
COULD REALLY
HAPPEN
LATER THE STORIES
ARE WRITTEN DOWN
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NON-FICTION
REAL OR TRUE
THEY ARE STORIES
THAT HAVE A REAL
SETTING OR
PROBLEM
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Historical fiction is made up of stories that take
place in a certain time and place in the past.
EX. A Boy at War, Across 5 Aprils, Ben and Me,
The Butterfly, Charlie Skedaddle, Sign of
Beaver, Titanic Crossing and Dear America
Series
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Realistic Fiction is made up of stories that
could really happen. Contemporary realistic
fiction is set in modern times.
EX. Because of Winn Dixie, Crash, Owl Moon,
Shiloh, Summer of Swans and Babysitter Club
Series
Folklores include stories, myths, and fables that
people told one another over the years. Later
the stories get written down.
 EX. Aesop's Fables, Beauty and the Beast, The
Bunyans, Cinderella, John Henry, The Talking
Eggs and The Tortoise and The Hare
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Fantasy includes fiction that has elements that
are not real
Sometimes this includes talking animals or
characters with magical powers
There's usually a conflict between good and
evil
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Often uses rhymes
In a manner that is felt by its user and audience
to differ from ordinary prose
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Form of a nonfiction (true)
Story of a real persons life
Auto means self
Bios means life
Graph means to write
Written by the person the story is about
Author does not need to research
Author shares how he/she feels and what
he/she thinks