Fiction Genres

Stories that could NOT happen in real life

• drama

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

Stories that could happen in real life but are made up and not real

• fantasy

• science fiction

• poetry

• realistic fiction

Writing that expresses feelings and emotions and usually has rhythm and rhyme

• poetry

• drama

• science fiction

• realistic fiction

Stories that have been passed down for many generations and from many cultures (ex. fairy tales, fables, legends)

• historical fiction

• fantasy

• traditional literature

• realistic fiction

Fiction stories based on a real event, person, place, or time period in history (half real, half made-up)

• Traditional Literature

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

Fantasy stories set in the future and often involve technology, science, or outer space

• Realistic Fiction

• Drama

• Traditional Literature

• Science Fiction

Stories written to be acted out and performed by actors on stage

• Drama

• Poems

• Mysteries

• Fairy tales

First Day Jitters...genre?

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Traditional Literature

I Survived books...genre?

• Poem

• Science Fiction

• Traditional Literature

• Historical Fiction

Mrs. Frisby and the Crow...genre?

• Realistic Fiction

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Drama