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Aaack! What is a Genre?

Aaack! What is a Genre?. Prepared by Holly Lloyd September 2011. Photo by Danilo Rizutti. Genre is a fancy word to mean a category of written work. It is a way of classifying books. Photo by Surachai. In science we classify animals and plants. In math we classify shapes and numbers.

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Aaack! What is a Genre?

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  1. Aaack! What is a Genre? Prepared by Holly Lloyd September 2011 Photo by Danilo Rizutti

  2. Genre is a fancy word to mean a category of written work. It is a way of classifying books. Photo by Surachai

  3. In science we classify animals and plants.

  4. In math we classify shapes and numbers.

  5. 1, 2, 3… 1/2, 4/5, 17/109… -4, -26, - 3459… (0, 3), (-6, 4), (-4, 4)…

  6. In libraries we classify books. It is a way of sorting things to make it easier to recognize them again. Photo by digitalart Photo by Stoonn Photo by Paul

  7. The two major genres of written work are fiction and non-fiction. Each of these is split into many sub-genres. Photos from http://mset.rst2.edu/portfolios/k/kelly_r/FinalWeb/ReadingCtr/Shelves.html

  8. We classify non-fiction by subject but fiction can be classified many different ways. Photo from http://listentothis.wikispaces.com/Dewey+Wordle+Project

  9. A brilliant librarian named Melvil Dewey came up with a way to organize all the books in a library, even the fiction books. He used a number system we now call the Dewey Decimal System. Photo from http://www.bordentown.k12.nj.us/webpages/popup_info.cfm?info=86131&page_link=287078&original=1&staffdir=http://www.bordentown.k12.nj.us/webpages/khoussell

  10. This uses numbers from 0 to 999. There are 10 broad categories: • 000’s – computer science, information and general works • 100’s – philosophy and psychology • 200’s – religion • 300’s – social sciences, including fairy tales • 400’s – language • 500’s – science and math • 600’s – technology and applied science • 700’s – art and recreation • 800’s – literature, including poetry • 900’s – history, geography and biography Which section would most of the fiction works go under? Photo by Klara Kim http://www.flickr.com/photos/klara/2925416747/

  11. If you guessed 800’s, you’re right! All the fiction works would be kept at 813! That’s a lot of books for that one number so most libraries separate them out into their own section.

  12. We have many ways of classifying fiction. It can be classified by form, layout/style and content.

  13. If we classify by form, we’re looking at poetry, drama and prose. http://media.photobucket.com/image/cow%20poetry/MarkyMooMoo/cow_poetry.jpg?o=1 http://www.vibrante.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=41 http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/wallpaper/prose-by-blik-044202

  14. http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/09/review-amulet-grabs-hold-and-doesnt-let-go/http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/09/review-amulet-grabs-hold-and-doesnt-let-go/ http://n21nunez.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/do-fairy-tales-come-true/ If we classify by layout and style, we’ll have picture books, short stories, chapter books, graphic novels and novels. http://www.girl.com.au/rainbow-magic-magical-animal-fairies.htm http://books.simonandschuster.com/?tab=1&pid=523974 http://echristensensblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/dont-let-pigeon-drive-bus.html

  15. http://suryatiarifatullaili.blogspot.com/2011/05/today-was-fairytale.htmlhttp://suryatiarifatullaili.blogspot.com/2011/05/today-was-fairytale.html Photo by Simon Howden Photo by Simon Howden Finally, we can classify by content or theme. This includes science fiction/fantasy, horror, romance, action/adventure, mystery, realistic fiction, historical fiction, biography and traditional works. http://www.hotfrog.ca/Companies/Action-Adventure-Travel Photo by graur razvan ionut http://nairamofsherwood.blogspot.com/2011/03/historicl-fiction-vs-fantasy.html

  16. To confuse the issue even more, these content genres are not always clear cut. A novel may be an action-adventure using mythology or a romance with ghosts and vampires. http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=38003 http://criticschoice.com/movie/3010

  17. Not only that, but children’s books generally have a different set of genres than adult books. Children’s books use these genres: • Picture books • Informational books • Graphic novels • Fantasy/science fiction • Historical fiction/biography • Poetry • Realistic fiction • Traditional stories Can you see a problem with this set of genres? http://misfit120.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/questions-for-the-inquiring-minds-or-mindless/

  18. If you said they mix different ways of classification, you’re right! Some are form, some are layout/style and some are content!

  19. Genre is just a word we use instead of category when we talk about literature. In our school library we’ll use the genres commonly assigned to children’s books. Which genres would you use for your own collection? Photo by Surachai

  20. Photos taken from http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/ unless otherwise noted.

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