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Literary Genres

Literary Genres. Standards & Benchmarks. CNMI 7 th grade Language Arts STANDARD 1: Reading STANDARD 4: Literature. OBJECTIVES. SWBAT identify the characteristics of 13 literary genres SWBAT participate in class discussion about each literary genre

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Literary Genres

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  1. Literary Genres

  2. Standards&Benchmarks • CNMI 7th grade Language Arts • STANDARD 1: Reading • STANDARD 4: Literature

  3. OBJECTIVES • SWBAT identify the characteristics of 13 literary genres • SWBAT participate in class discussion about each literary genre • SWBAT ask questions about each literary genre to gain a better understanding of it • SWBAT complete a summary sheet based on the examples of the Literary Genres taught (analyzing each story’s elements and overall plot as well as its theme or moral lesson, if any. • SWBAT, create a personal genre reference guide

  4. Essential Question How do I identify a genre by its characteristics?

  5. What is a literary genre? A genre is a particular style or type of writing or story

  6. Major Genres Non-Fiction Writing or a story that tells about real people and events Martin Luther King, Jr. • Fiction • Writing or a story that tells about imaginary people and events Edward Cullen

  7. Biography • Non-fiction (Not Fake) • Bio- life, Graphy- write • story of a real person’s life written by another person • Ex. Jack writes about Jill’s life • can cover the person’s aka subject’s : • whole life • part of the life • a single incident in life • the author collects the facts about the subject’s life through: • Interviews with the subject or subject’s family • Reading diaries or journals • written from the third person point of view (he or she) Helen Keller Annie Sullivan

  8. Autobiography • Non-fiction (Not Fake) • Auto- self, Bio- life Graphy- write • a story of a real person’s life written by his or her self Ex. Jill writes about her childhood • usually covers the subject’s entire life span (birth to death) • a memoir is a subclass • journals, diaries, or logs kept • Memoirists were politicians and military persons to account public events with focus on other people • written from the first person point of view (I or me) Anne Frank Monica Sone

  9. Realistic Fiction • Fiction (made up story) • Realistic setting • Characters are believable • Describes real-life problems and events • Stories can be: • Adventures • Dramas • Comedies • Mysteries Home Alone

  10. Historical Fiction • Fiction (made up) • Settings are of times and places well known in history • Some of the characters are well known people who had lived long ago • Includes fictitious (made up) characters and circumstances relating to important people and events in history

  11. Science Fiction • Fiction (made up) • Settings are of times and places usually in the future or outer space • Characters may include aliens, people with supernatural powers, futuristic beings (ex. Robots) • Story includes science and known facts, but takes them to another level where things aren’t possible yet, (ex. medicine that doesn’t exist

  12. Fantasy • Fiction (made up) • Settings are timeless places that do not exist • Characters are usually beings that are not real • Story includes impossible situations that can’t take place in the real world • Subclasses or types of Fantasies: • Ghost Stories or Supernatural Fiction (The Eye) • Time Fantasy (A Wrinkle in Time) • Fables or Fantasy Animal Fiction (Tortoise and the Hare) • High Fantasy (Harry Potter Series, Spiderwick Chronicles) • Science Fiction is also a type of fantasy

  13. Fairytale • Fiction (made up) • Settings include castles, meadows, or enchanted forests in a faraway land • Characters often include royalty (“Charming Prince) and enchanted creatures like dragons, witches, fairies, etc. • Magic is a key characteristic • Usual theme is good versus evil • Often starts with “Once upon a time...” and ends with, “…and they lived happily ever after. The End.” Castles Princesses Witches Gnomes Fairies Mermaid

  14. Fable • Fiction (made up) • Setting is usually a timeless place • Characters are usually animals that behave as humans do: talk, use clothes, and walk upright • Characters may also act in ways which represent a human trait: sneaky fox, gentle lamb, wise owl, etc. • Story usually has a life lesson or moral to teach Little Red Riding Hood • The Tortoise and the • Hare The 3Little Pigs

  15. Folk Tale • Fiction (made up) • Original storyteller is unknown • Story is passed down from generation to generation • Story is usually about the people’s culture, customs, and beliefs • Told to teach children morals, values, or truths • Told in many different versions by many different people • Referred to as Folklore White Lady

  16. Myth Medusa • Fiction (made up) • Characters often encounter gods and goddesses • Story explains how things came to exist or answers questions about the meaning of life • Related to folktales, legends, and aspects of tall tales Tonga Creation Hilitai’s Spots Pele

  17. Legend Robin Hood Taga • Fiction (made up) • Story involves a hero or heroine who may have lived long ago • Story may have started with facts, but other details have been added, making it unreal • Story tells of character overcoming great challenges • Related to folktales, myths, and tall tales King Arthur Flame tree

  18. Tall Tale • Fiction (made up) • American folklore, that involves a person who may have lived long ago with extraordinary abilities • Storytellers (pioneer age) may have started with facts, but exaggerated details (hyperbole “LARGER THAN LIFE”) have been added—making it beyond belief • Usually humorous and witty • Related to folktales, myths, and legends Molly Pitcher Johnny Appleseed Paul Bunyan

  19. Ballad Haiku Tanka Onomatopoeia Acrostic Couplet Limerick Cinquain Diamanté Quatrain Sonnet Epic Elegy Ode Lyric Poetry Shakespeare • Can be fiction or non-fiction • Can rhyme or not • Has many types of rhyme schemes, meters, styles • Uses literary devices: repetition, choosing words for sound, alliteration, assonance, consonance, etc. • Often expresses thoughts and emotions Emily Dickenson Edgar Alan Poe Mary Howitt Masaoka Shiki

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