Understanding Genres

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The true story of a real person's life

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Biography & Autobiography

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Which is NOT common in Science Fiction? Options: dragons, aliens, experiments, advanced technology

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dragons

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A type of text that provides facts on many topics.

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Informational

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A story that involves a detective or some kind of puzzle/crime that needs to be solved.

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Mystery

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Modern-day stories that didn't actually happen but could have. They sound believable.

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Realistic Fiction

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Fictional stories based on or around important people or events from the past.

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Historical Fiction

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What is NOT commonly found in the Fantasy genre? Options: Dragons, Wizards, Talking animals, Aliens

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Aliens

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Which one of these belongs in the Informational genre?

• Explains how to do something
• Story based on events in the past
• Story based on people in the past
• Unrealistic

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Explains how to do something

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Outer space is a setting you would find in this type of literature.

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Science Fiction

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Name that genre! Mystery, Biography & Autobiography, Fantasy, Realistic Fiction

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Biography & Autobiography