Types of Genre

The life story of a person written by himself/herself

• autobiography

• biography

• realistic fiction

• fairy tale

a written account of another person's life, written by somebody else

• biography

• informational text

• autobiography

• mystery

a brief story that leads to a moral or lesson, often using animals

• fable

• fairy tale

• folktale

• myth

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

a story set in a world of magic and enchantment; happy endings

• fairy tale

• realistic fiction

• fable

• historical fiction

a story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a tradition

• folktale

• historical fiction

• biography

• myth

fiction; based on real historical events

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• informational text

• fairy tale

Tags

CCSS.W.6.9B

texts that provide facts about a variety of topics

• informational text

• autobiography

• biography

• realistic fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.4

a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story

• mystery

• historical fiction

• myth

• folktale

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

a story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that explain natural events, such as earthquakes, creation of planets, floods, etc

• myths

• fairy tales

• folktales

• fables

a story using made-up characters that could happen in real life

• realistic fiction

• informational text

• biography

• mystery

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3B