Genre

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Genre

• Etymology french Genre
• meaning type or sort

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On the back of your genre notes create the
following

• Historical Fiction Science Fiction
  
• Fantasy Realistic
  Fiction
• Informational Non-Fiction
  Biography
• Autobiography Poetry

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Historical Fiction

• Fiction (not true, fake, made up)
• Set in a true historic event

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Science Fiction

• Fiction (not true, fake, made up)
• Contains scientific elements

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Fantasy

• Fiction (not true, fake, made up)
• Contains elements of magic

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Realistic Fiction

• Fiction (not true, fake, made up)
• Story could happen in the real world

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Informational Non-Fiction

• Non-fiction (real)
• A source of factual information about a subject

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Biography

• Non-fiction (real)
• The story of a persons life told by another
  person

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Autobiography

• Non-fiction (real)
• The story of a persons life told by his or
  herself

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Poetry

• Found in the non-fiction section of the library
• Composed of carefully chosen words to express a
  deeper meaning