Genre

The story has features not seen in this world, such as magic, time travel, strange settings and fantastic characters

• mystery
• myth
• fantasy
• folktale 

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.3

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.

• autobiography
• realistic fiction
• biography
• poetry

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

This an imagined story that shows how life may have been lived in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination.

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Biography

• Fantasy

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

This is a story written about events that did not actually happen but could have happened. It usually includes ordinary people in everyday life with struggles and triumphs.

• Literary Nonfiction

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.W.3.3A

This is a story about how the world was created and why certain things happen from cultures all over the world. These stories often feature gods and goddesses.

• Folklore

• Myth

• Fairy Tale

• Tall Tale

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

This is a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end, often with a crime, detective, or secret.

• Mystery

• Fable

• Realistic Fiction

• Biography

Read this sentence from a non-fiction text about Eleanor Roosevelt: “Eleanor had the courage to condemn the unfair treatment of others.” Which option states the most likely genre of the text?

• autobiography

• biography

• comedy

• thriller

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Does the following book summary sound as though it is for FICTION or NON-FICTION?

Terribly unhappy in his family's crowded New York City apartment, Sam Gribley runs away to the solitude-and danger-of the mountains, where he finds a side of himself he never knew.

• Fiction

• Non Fiction

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Made up stories about events that could happen.

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Non-fiction

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.W.3.3A

What kind of genre would include princess, princes, and nights? This genre could include the story Hansel and Gretel.

• Fantasy

• Realistic

• Traditional Literature/ Fairy Tale

• Mystery

• Myth

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CCSS.RL.3.1