Essential
Skills/Concepts Related to RL/RI 6.9
Genres:
Fiction or Nonfiction?
FICTION IS A story an author
makes up.
Nonfiction is information
based on facts about the real world.
Here are some ways you can tell
the difference.
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Fiction
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Nonfiction
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has at least
one character
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may or may not
have characters
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characters may
or may not be real and may or may not be human
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any character
is or was alive
often uses
dates and statistics
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has a story: a
plot or series of events
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may or may not
have a story
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may be about
real or imaginary places and events
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always about
real places or events, tells dates when events happened
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Sometimes, fiction may seem like
nonfiction because the author writes about people, places, or events that you
know are real.
Example
The
astronaut left the life capsule and followed the slimy tracks across the
surface of Mars.
Example
Did
you ever wonder if there really could be life on Mars? Yesterday, scientists at
NASA sent a space probe to find out.
Genre is a word that
means “kind” or “variety.” There are many different genres of fiction and
nonfiction.
Here’s how to identify a few.
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Genre
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Fiction/Nonfiction
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Identifying
Elements
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Autobiography
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Nonfiction
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Story about a
person’s life written by that person
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Biography
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Nonfiction
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Story about a
person’s life written by someone else
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Blog
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Nonfiction
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Personal
journal on the Internet
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Encyclopedia
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Nonfiction
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Facts and
statistics about people, places, and things
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Fable
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Fiction
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Old story that
teaches a moral, or lesson
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Fairytale
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Fiction
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Story about
make-believe beings and events
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Folktale
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Fiction
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Story passed
from generation to generation
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Journal
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Nonfiction
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Personal
stories about events in real life
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Legend
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Fiction
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Larger-than-life
story told as if it were true
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Magazine
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Nonfiction
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Articles,
stories, and other features
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Mystery
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Fiction/Nonfiction
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Story about
unexplained happenings
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Myth
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Fiction
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Very old story
that “explains” something in nature
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Newspaper
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Nonfiction
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Facts about
what’s happening in the world
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Novel
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Fiction
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Long story,
usually in chapters
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Play
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Fiction
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Dialogue and
directions for actors, scenes, and acts
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Poetry
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Fiction
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Has rhythm,
may rhyme, may have stanzas (sections)
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Science
Fiction
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Fiction
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Story about
effects of science on society
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Short Story
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Fiction
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Can be read in
one session
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Textbook
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Nonfiction
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Information
about a school subject
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Essential
Skills/Concepts Related to RL/RI 6.9
Compare
and Contrast
SOME AUTHORS USE
a
compare-and-contrast text structure to organize ideas. To compare, they tell
how things are alike; to contrast, they tell how things are different. Words
like same, different, some, all, every, also,
but, both, or many signal to readers that the author is
using a compare-and-contrast structure.
Compare: Every student
in the school wore the same blue uniform.
Contrast: They may have
to wear uniforms, but we don’t!
Authors don’t always use signal
words. Then, readers must figure out what’s being compared or contrasted.
Example
The
DJ played classic rock and everyone agreed the music was cool . . . or as some
put it, “fierce!” How could I tell my new friends that I preferred
country-western?
Many times things can be alike in
one or more ways but still be different. In the preceding example, rock and
country-western are alike because both are kinds of music, but they are
different in style and rhythm. A Venn diagram can help you keep track of
likenesses and differences as you read.
Example
Marissa
and Matthew are twins, but she has dark hair and he’s a blond. Everyone in
their family has brown eyes. Matthew plays drums and Marissa plays guitar in
the school band. They both sing and want to start a rock group.
Marissa
girl
dark hair
plays guitar
Both
brown eyes
in band
sing
want rock group
Matthew
boy
blond
plays drum
Extension
Activity for RL 6.9
·
In
a paragraph, describe how The Absolute Value of Mike would differ if changed
from a novel to another fictional genre.
In your paragraph, name the genre that you would switch to instead of
the novel. Your paragraph should be 5-6
sentences.
Example
The Absolute Value of Mike would
differ if the genre was changed from the novel to _________ because
_________. (new
genre)
Extension
Activity for RI 6.9
·
Compare
and Contrast Graphic Organizer
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