AL MANAR LANGUAGE SCHOOL

AMERICAN SECTION
Academic Year 2020-2021
Grade 9 Literature

GENRES IN LITERATURE
 Index
What is Literature
What is Genre
Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
Types of Fiction
Types of Non- Fiction
Exploring Text Types
 What is Literature?
Literature is any:
•written work such as poems, plays and novels
•Books and articles about a particular subject
•printed materials such as booklet, leaflets,
brochures that provide information about
something
 What is Genre?
Genre means:
•A particular type, kind or category of literature

There are many genres in literature means there

are many types or kinds or categories of literature.
We can categorize literature into 2 groups:
 Genre
1. 2.
HISTORICA REALISTI
L C

3.
4. Mystery
SCIENCE

Sub-genre
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Genre
Sub-genre

Sub-genre
 EXPLORING TEXT TYPES - GENRES WORKSHOP
1)Read pages 4 to 11 of textbook and complete the graphic organizer below.
GENRES
Major Kinds of Literature or
Communication

STORIES POETRY DRAMA NONFICTION MEDIA

AUTO-
SHORT STORIES HAIKU COMEDIES BIOGRAPHIES FEATURE
FILMS

ESSAYS
FREE VERSE
NOVELS
NEWS ARTICLES

NARRATIVE HISTORICAL ADVERTISING

POEMS DRAMAS
BIOGRAPHIES
NOVELLAS
LIMERICK
SPEECHES

FOLK TALES ACROSTIC TELEPLAYS NEWS BLOGS

OPINION
PIECES
 Circle the correct answer.

1. A person's life story written by another person.

a) News Article c) Autobiography
b) Biography d) Memoir

2. Something told or written that is not fact.

a) Non-fiction c) Persuasive Essay
c) Short story d) Magazine Article

3.
A genre of fiction that commonly uses magic as a primary element of plot, theme, or
setting.

a) Science-fiction c) Autobiography
b) Fairytale d) Speech

4. What genre might feature aliens as characters?

a) Realistic fiction c) Biography
5. This type of text can include diagrams, maps and charts.
a) Novel c) Folktale
b)Informational text d) Poetry

6. Many of the interesting books today are--------- ; and they provide amazing
insights and knowledge of historical events and figures.
a) fiction c) nonfiction
b) novellas d) Science fiction

7. These stories usually have a moral that is being taught. It often uses
animals that speak and act like humans.
a) Fairy Tale c) Biography
b) Horror Fiction d) Fable

8. An anonymous, timeless, story that was originally told rather than written.
a) Fairy Tale c) Folk Tale
b) Poetry d) Historical fiction
Thank you!