Literary Genres

"Genre" means:

• category
• story
• author

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Fiction is

• Not fake; it is real 
• Fake; it is a made up story 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Stories with magic, monsters, superpowers, or other things that do not exist in reality.

• Fantasy
• Realistic Fiction 
• Informational Text 
• Science Fiction

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

• Realistic Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Fantasy
• Science Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history.

• Fantasy
• Mystery
• Traditional Literature 
• Science Fiction 

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

• Mystery
• Fantasy
• Traditional Literature 
• Historical Fiction

Stories that could actually happen but didn’t, and are made up. 

• Science Fiction
• Poetry
• Historical Fiction
• Realistic Fiction

Stories with aliens, advanced technology, or futuristic weapons.

• Fantasy
• Realistic Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Informational Text 

Non-fiction is

• fake; a made up story 
• not fake; it is real

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

A written account of an individual's life written by someone else

• essay
• biography
• autobiography
• tall tale

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10