Genres Flashcards
refers to literary work created within the last
decade
21st century literature
written by contemporary authors which may
deal with current themes/issues (technological
culture)
21st century literature
often breaks traditional writing rules
21st century literature
learned through the use of technology
21st century reader
digital natives (navigating and interpreting)
21st century reader
literacy skills (including technological abilities –
keyboarding, internet navigation,
interpretation of technological speak, etc.)
21st century reader
21st century literature genres
*Illustrated Novel
*Digi-Fiction
* Graphic Novel
* Manga
* Doodle Fiction
* Text-Talk Novels
* Chick Lit
* Flash Fiction
* Creative Nonfiction
* Science Fiction
* Blog
* Hyper Poetry
a story or narrative told through words
complemented by illustrated images
Illustrated Novel
50% of the narrative is presented without
words
Illustrated Novel
also called as Triple Media Literature
Digi - Fiction
uses three media: book, movie/video, and
internet website to tell a narrative
Digi - Fiction
readers must engage in navigating, reading,
and viewing in all three forms to comprehend
the full story
Digi - Fiction
narratives told in comic-strip formats and
published as a book
Graphic Novel
tells a story using a combination of words and
pictures in a sequence across the page (v.
illustrated fiction)
Graphic Novel
is the Japanese word for comics
Manga
used in the English-speaking world as a generic
term for all comic books and graphic novels
originally published in Japan
Manga
Manga-style comics created by American
artists are called
Ameri-manga
Shonen
Boy’s Manga (Naruto, Bleach, One
Piece)
stories told almost entirely in dialogue
simulating social network exchanges
Text - Talk Novels
Josei
Women’s Manga (Loveless, Paradise Kiss)
Shojo
Girl’s Manga (Sailormoon)
Kodomo
Children’s Manga (Doraemon, Hello
Kitty
Seinen
Men’s Manga (Akira)
5 types of manga
Shonen
Shojo
Seinen
Josei
Kodomo
a literary presentation where the author
incorporates doodle writing, drawings, and
handwritten graphics in place of the traditional
font
Doodle Fiction
doodles are simple drawings or random shapes
and lines that may or may not have concrete
representational meanings
Doodle Fiction
narratives are usually presented in blog, email,
and instant messaging (IM) format
Text - Talk Novels
stories may include romantic relationships,
friendships, and issues in the workplace
Chick Lit or Chick Literature
often humorous and lighthearted fiction which
addresses issues of modern womanhood
Chick Lit or Chick Literature
generally targets young women readers
Chick Lit or Chick Literature
a story narrated in an extremely brief way, but
still offers plot and character development and
implies a larger story
Flash Fiction
could range from a word to a thousand
Flash Fiction
also known as literary nonfiction or narrative
nonfiction
Creative Non-Fiction
uses literary styles and techniques to create
factually accurate narratives
Creative Non-Fiction
a genre of speculative fiction dealing with
imaginative concepts such as futuristic science
and technology, space travel, time travel,
faster than light travel, a parallel universe and
extraterrestrial life
Science Fiction
explores the potential consequences of scientific
and other innovations (literature of
ideas)
Science Fiction
a shortened for of Weblog
Blog
a website containing short articles called posts
that are updated regularly
Blog
a digital poetry that uses links and hypertext
mark-up
Hyper Poetry
it can either involve set of words, phrases, line,
etc. that are presented in variable order but sit
on the page much as traditional poetry does,
or it can contain parts of the poem that move
and transform
Hyper Poetry
started on the mid-1980s
Hyper Poetry
