Genre - Fiction
Q: What is a genre?
A: Genres are the different categories of literature. Each genre is defined by the subjects, style, grammatical features and/or language used by the author. One example of a genre is
fiction
. Fiction writing is about subjects and events that are
made-up
or
imaginary
(events that have not actually happened in real life). You have read a lof of fiction books in school. Some examples of fiction books are:
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli, The
Harry Potter
Series by J.K. Rowling, or
The Giver
by Lois Lowry.
Can you think of some other examples of Genres that you have read in school?
Check the picture below to see the five major genres of writing!!!
Based on the information above, do you think that some short stories can be considered part of the fiction genre?
Yes
No
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