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BOOK GENRES

By LaDonna Larson

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From these two categories,
we can classify further into SUBGENRES based on content or form.
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What is a genre?
According to Dictionary.com:
Genre (noun)
1: a kind of literary or artistic
work
2: a style of expressing yourself
in writing
3: a class of artistic endeavor
having a characteristic form
or technique
Additional Explanation:
The two main categories (or genres) are:

FICTION about things, events, and
characters that are false or not true
Note: Fiction and false both start with
f

NONFICTION about things, events, and
people that are not false, but based on fact
Note: Nonfiction = non-false

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NONFICTION
INFORMATIONAL
Informational Books
News/Published Articles
ACADEMIC/PERSUASIVE
WRITING
Essays
Speeches
BIOGRAPHIES Autobiographies
TRUE STORIES/HISTORY
Adventures
Mysteries
Sports
Narrative/Creative
Nonfiction
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FICTION
HISTORICAL
FICTION
REALISTIC
FICTION
Adventures
Animal
Stories
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Horror
Humor
Sports
Stories
MYSTERIES
SCIENCE
FICTION
Dystopia/Ut
opia
ROMANCE
FANTASY
Modern
Fairy Tales
Modern
Fantasy
FOLK
LITERATURE
Fables/Folk
Tales
Fairy Tales
Legends
Myths
SHORT
STORIES
POETRY
(usually in non-fiction
area of library)
DRAMA
(usually in non-fiction
area of library)
Comedy
Tragedy
Satire
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REFERENCES

California Department of Education. (Last reviewed 2013, February 22). Curriculum & instruction:
Literary genres. Retrieved March 15, 2014 from http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/rl/litrlgenres.asp
Daugherty, R. (2011, April 6). Genre Definitions. [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://betterlesson.com/document/148059/genre-definitions-pdf?from=search

Genre. (n.d.) Retrieved April 21, 2014 from Wikipedia.org: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genre

Fink, L.S. (n.d.) Lesson plan: Genre study: A collaborative approach [Web log post].
Readwritethink.org. Retrieved April 21, 2014 from http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-
resources/lesson-plans/genre-study-collaborative-approach-270.html?tab=3

Inwright, J. (2012, November 8). Genres of literature: Genres and mediums. [Web log post]. Retrieved
from http://betterlesson.com/document/1136920/genres-of-lit-ppt

Joseph, L. (2010, August 8). What is genre?: Literature genres. [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://betterlesson.com/document/57503/genres

Joseph, L. (2010, August 8). Types of genre. [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://betterlesson.com/document/57543/types-of-genre

Kiefer, B. Z. (2010). Charlotte Hucks Childrens Literature. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Kimball, A. (2009, November 30). Unit: genres [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://betterlesson.com/unit/2460/genres

Morton. (n.d.). Genre activities. [Web log post]. Retrieved March 12, 2014 from
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/genre/genre-activities/

McCollum, J. (). Literary genres. [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://alex.state.al.us/lesson_view.php?id=8196

Satter, C. (2011, October 12). The Study of Genre. [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://betterlesson.com/document/303963/genre_study-ppt?from=search

Thompson, M. (2014). Informations media 625: Reading, listening, viewing, and selection of materials
for young adults. Unpublished lectures, Information Media Department, Saint Cloud State
University, Saint Cloud, Minnesota.


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