Types of Genre

The life story of a person written by himself/herself

• autobiography

• biography

• realistic fiction

• fairy tale

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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

• biography

• informational text

• autobiography

• mystery

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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

• fable

• fairy tale

• folktale

• myth

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

fiction; based on real historical events

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• informational text

• fairy tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.9

texts that provide facts about a variety of topics

• informational text

• autobiography

• biography

• realistic fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

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