Genres in Literature

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Genres in Literature

• Fantasy
• Mystery
• Adventure/Survival Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Contemporary Realistic Fiction
• Biography

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Fantasy Fiction

• Imaginary worlds
• Good vs. evil
• Quest
• Magic
• Myth/legend
• Fairy tale retellings
• Mythical creatures orcharacters (dragons,
  unicorns)
• Animals are given human characteristics

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Mystery and Suspense Fiction

• Sense of foreboding
• Puzzle to solve find out who and why
• Clues or hints are given
• Villain
• Ghost stories/Supernatural element
• Realistic setting
• Popular mystery authors
• Joan Lowery Nixon
• Carol Plum-Ucci
• Willo Davis Roberts
• William Sleator
• Frank Peretti
• Caroline Cooney
• Nancy Werlin

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Adventure/Survival Fiction

• Action/adventure
• Wilderness survival
• Espionage/Terrorism
• Suspense
• Man vs. nature conflict
• Popular adventure authors
• Gary Paulsen
• Will Hobbs
• Jean Craighead George
• Ben Mikaelsen
• Anthony Horowitz

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Historical Fiction

• Based on a real event or time period
• Historical details of setting accurate
• Characters might have really existed, but the
  details of their life created.
• Events based on historical fact details are
  fictionalized.

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Science Fiction

• Based on scientific facts
• Near or distant future
• Setting is Earth or a location that scientists
  theorize may exist
• Believable characters, though some may be strange
  (aliens, clones)
• Realistic problem to solve

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Contemporary Realistic Fiction

• Modern settinghere and now
• Real world challenges
• Relationships
• Problems
• Family
• Bullying
• Friends
• Romance/Falling in love
• Growing up
• Sports
• Abuse/Violence

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Biography

• TRUE account of someones life
• Accomplishments in life
• Time period (lived through particular period such
  as Holocaust)
• Worthy of publishing (famous)
• Good or bad actions/lifestyle