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The study of genre is not an exact science. Some texts may belong in more than one genre. For example: Romeo and Juliet is a drama, a tragedy, and an Elizabethan play. The idea of genre is open to discussion and there is good reason to discuss genre. Understanding genre will help you know what to expect from a text based on its genre; it will also help you notice when an author is playing with your expectations. Wouldn't you like to be in on the joke? First, you must learn some basics:

Main Genres and Subgenres

Some consider these to be the main genres of writing: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and folklore. Every piece of writing can fall into one of these categories. Each main genre has a group of subgenres. Each subgenre has as set of characteristics that you must learn in order to identify them. This list does not contain all of the possible subgenres, but it should give you a pretty thorough overview.

1. Fiction: stories that come from the author's imagination.
Historical Fiction: based on a person or event from history.

Science Fiction: dealing with aliens, the distant future, or advanced technology.

Fantasy: containing monsters, magic, or other supernatural elements.

Realistic Fiction: a story that could have happened, but didn't.

2. Nonfiction: writing that is true or factual.

Informational Writing: provides information on a topic.

Persuasive Writing: attempts to influence the reader.

Autobiography: the story of one's life told by oneself.

Biography: the story of one's life told by another.

3. Drama: writing that is meant to be acted on a stage (a play).

Comedy: has a happy ending.

Tragedy: ends in death and sadness.

4. Poetry: writing that is concerned with the beauty of language

5. Folklore: stories handed down through speech from generation to generation.

Fairy Tale: a story with magic, monsters, and/or talking animals (like fiction / fantasy, but part of the oral tradition).

Fable: a very short story that has a moral or life lesson; usually has talking animals as main characters.

Myth: has gods or goddesses and often accounts for how something came to be.

Legend: an exaggerated story about something that may have been real at one time.

Tall Tale: stories set in the Wild West; the main character's strengths, skills, or size have been exaggerated and the tone is funny.

Even More Genre Worksheets

Here are five more genre worksheets.
Even More Genre Worksheets

Genre and Author's Purpose Worksheet - Read the descriptions of the texts and determine the genre and subgenre. Then write a sentence explaining your answer. You will also identify the author's purpose. Suggested reading level for this text: Grade 5-9
Genre and Author's Purpose Worksheet RTF
Genre and Author's Purpose Worksheet PDF
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Genre Lesson - Slide show lesson on genre and subgenre. Includes a review activity after the lesson.
Genre Lesson PowerPoint
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Genre Quiz - Match the definitions to the terms and answer multiple choice questions. Available in two different test forms to help you prevent student cheating.
Genre Quiz Form A - RTF
Genre Quiz Form B - RTF
Genre Quiz Form A - PDF
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Genre Practice 1 - A warm-up PowerPoint review where students identify the genre and subgenre of 5 stories.
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Genre Practice 2 - PowerPoint warm up review where students identify the genre and subgenre of 5 stories.
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Genre Game - Students play as a small fish trying to get to the light house. Along the way they will eat worms, hide from bigger fish, and answer HUNDREDS of genre questions. So much fun, they won't even notice that they're learning!
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Common Core State Standards Related to Genre and Subgenre

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9 - Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.9 - With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.9 - Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.9 - Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.9 - Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.9 - Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.9 - Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.9 - Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

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You probably have your favorite type of book, either fiction or non-fiction; however, you might be interested in knowing about all of the sub-types, or "genres" of books which are available.

Different Types of Books

All books are either non-fiction or fiction. Non-fiction books contain factual information, such as biographies and history books. Fiction books contain a story which was made up by the author.

Non-fiction

Biographies are examples of nonfiction works. Most biographies are nonfiction, but not all nonfiction works are biographies by any means. We say "most" biographies, because a biography of a fictional character is really a fictional book.

Journals such as The Diary of Anne Frank is also a journal, but it is a nonfiction journal.

Other examples of non-fiction books are "how to" books and travel books.

Fiction

The most commonly read works are works of fiction. Fiction books are ones that have been made up. Perhaps some of their elements are based on hints of truth, but they have been elaborated, fabricated, and used to embellish into a new story.

Some examples of fiction books are The Sun Also Rises, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Genres of Books

The two types of books can be further divided into many different sub-types, called "genres." Here are some of the different genres of books which are available today. After we list all of them, we will discuss some of the more popular genres.

Two of the most interesting genres of books are satire and anthologies.

Satire

Satires, in the most basic definition, are works making fun of some sort of person or institution. Political satires, such as A Confederacy of Dunces, are quite popular works.

Generally, they are written to make fun of something, but that does not mean that it has to be a hysterical type of humor. The humor might be rather dark, and quite a number of times, it certainly is.

Anthologies

Students who have taken a class in college in Shakespeare or the Romantics probably know a thing or two about anthologies, since they are frequently on the "must buy" list for these sorts of classes. Anthologies are compilations of many different works. For example, you could purchase an anthology containing all of the works of Shakespeare.

In addition to the actual works, there will also usually be background information about the time period or the writer. Some of them will include critical discourses in the back, although they do not always have to.

Explore the Types and Genres of Books

Now you know the names of different types and genres of books, you can continue exploring and learning about all of them. Who knows, you may find a new favorite!

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You probably have your favorite type of book, either fiction or non-fiction; however, you might be interested in knowing about all of the sub-types, or "genres" of books which are available. All books are either non-fiction or fiction. Non-fiction books contain factual information, such as biographies and history books.