Writing Cool Short Stories textbook - Carol J. Amato, Author

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Writing Cool Short StoriesChapter 2All About GenresNow that you know all about the structure of a short story,it’s time to talk about genres—the categories ofshort stories your students can write. We have paredthese down to the kids’ favorites:“Genres arecategories ofstories”• mystery• action/adventure• science fiction• fantasy• horror• historical• multicultural• humorLet’s talk about each one:Mystery #1In the first type of mystery, the main character tries to solvea crime or a puzzle. Examples are the following series:• The Phantom Hunters• Monster Moon• Nancy Drew• The Hardy Boys• Gilda Joyce• Cam Jansen• The Third-Grade Detectives• Sherlock Holmes• The Boxcar ChildrenThe solution to this type of mystery is who? why? how?8
Writing Cool Short StoriesMystery #2In this type of mystery, the main character is being chased oris trapped by a known or unknown person or group. Examples arethe series listed below:• Alex Rider• The Shadow ChildrenThe solution is “how can he/she get out of this?”Action/AdventureIn action/adventure stories, readers follow a spyas he/she infiltrates the enemy, travel thehigh seas with pirates on dangerous voyages,get shipwrecked on an island with the onlysurvivors, climb mountains that loom largerthan life, and bite their fingernails as the maincharacter defies social convention. Examplesof this genre are the following series:• Indiana Jones• On the Run• Jack SparrowScience FictionA science fiction story takes place in the near future,far future or on another world. It has technology orsituations that don’t exist in everyday life, but thestory seems real. The characters may be human oralien or both. Examples are listed below:• Star Trek• Star Wars• Charlie Bone• The Gideon Trilogy9
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