Librarians have started to “genrefy” their libraries, which
can be confusing for students. The only two genres are fiction and nonfiction,
everything else is subgenres. Fiction consists of realism and fantasy, which
each has additional subgenres such as traditional and modern books. Fictions
consist of books that have fairies, science fiction, myth, folktales, talking
animals, etc. Nonfiction is informational text which is then broken down into
further subgenres. Common categories/ subjects that get confused as genres are
girl/ guy reads, mystery, horror, sports fiction, action, war, classics, humor
and dystopia. People also confuse formats as genres. Formats consist of poetry,
novels, drama, short stories, graphic novels, and chapter books. It is
important for a librarian to research whether it is best to “genrefy” his/her
library. This information was very informative and enlightening. As I reflect
back on my teaching, I can remember times I told students that poetry was a
genre, which I will now correct. This is a chapter I will continue to refer to.
As I evaluate literature, I will be more cognizant of the genre and subgenre of
the book. This will help me, help students find a specific book they are
interested in.
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