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What genre is this?
How can I tell?
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Look for the elements that make up each genre:
• Fairy Tale
• Fable
• Myth• LegendLegendLegendLegend
• Fantasy
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Fairy Tale
A fictional story, usually written for children, that often include fairies or other magical creatures.
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Fairy Tale
• The story begins with phrases like “Once upon a time” or “Once there was”
• The setting is a faraway or imaginary land• The characters are often royal, like a king,
queen, prince or princess• Things often happen or appear in threes• Magical powers are used…maybe to grant
wishes• The story has a happy ending, where good
wins over evil
Elements often included in a…
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Some examples of Fairy Tales are:
• Cinderella• The Three Little Pigs• Little Red Riding Hood• Beauty and the Beast• Hansel and Gretel
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Fable
A narration, demonstrating a useful truth, in which animals often speak as humans.
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Fable• The story is very short• The story has only two or three
characters• The characters in the story may
be animals or things that act like people
• The author’s purpose in writing the story is to teach the reader a “lesson ” or moral
Elements often included in a…
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Some examples of Fables are:
• The Tortoise and the Hare• The Fox and the Grapes• The Ant and the Grasshopper• The Goose with the Golden Eggs• The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
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MythA traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural events by its symbolism, often relating to the actions of the gods.
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Myth
• The story offers an explanation of how something in nature looks, happens or comes about
• The story tries to explain why people act as they do
• The characters may be human, or they may be super-human, like a god or goddess
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Some examples of Myths are:
• Greek Myths• Native American Myths
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LegendA story, sometimes about a national or folk hero, that has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative materials.
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LegendLegendLegendLegend• The story is about a hero or
heroine• The story may be based on
facts, but the hero or heroine’s actions probably didn’t really happen the way they are told in the story
• The main characters and their actions are exaggerated or “bigger than life”
• The story is often told and retold from one generation to the next.
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Some examples of Legends are:
• Robin Hood• King Arthur• The Legend of the Indian Paint Brush• Pirates of the Caribbean
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FantasyFiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction involves magic, and the supernatural.
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Fantasy• The characters in the story can be people,
animals, or objects• The characters do things that cannot be
done in real life and the characters are often “make believe”
• The story takes place in make-believe setting• The plot often contains a battle of Good vs.
Evil
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Some examples of a Fantasy are:
• Harry Potter
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe• Alice and Wonderland
• James and the Giant Peach• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Remember …
You can unlock the secret of any genre by knowing the specific
elements of each genre.
Good Luck!