Genres

Monsters, magic, and animals talking 

• Realistic fiction
• Fantasy
• Science Fiction
• Biography

Aliens, Space Craft, setting is in the future.

• Fantasy
• Realistic Fiction
• Tall Tale
• Science Fiction

A non fiction story about a person's life

• Historical fiction
• Fantasy
• Biography
• Tall Tale

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A story set in a real place in the past (like the Great Depression or World War II) with made up, but believable characters.

• Realistic Fiction
• Fantasy
• Biography
• Historical Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.9

A story with suspects, clues, and usually a crime that needs to be solved.

• Mystery
• Realistic Fiction
• Adventure
• Historical Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

A real story where the author writes about him or herself.

• Realistic Fiction
• Autobiography
• Biography
• Fantasy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A fiction story designed to teach a lesson, often with personified animals

• Realistic fiction
• Fable
• Adventure
• Tall Tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

This genre has characters, settings, and events that could happen in real life.

• Fantasy
• Tall Tale
• Fiction
• Realistic Fiction

An INFORMATIONAL text

• is fiction
• is nonfiction
• could be either

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Fiction is

• Real Information
• Caption under a picture
• Made-Up Story
•  TV Guide

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3