Genres

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

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• mystery

a communication in which descriptions and events are factual

• fiction

• non-fiction

• genre

• poetry

a story including elements that are impossible like talking animals

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

• science fiction

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

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

a story about a person's life written by that person

• biography

• autobiography

• informational

• mystery

nonfactual descriptions of events invented by the author

• non-fiction

• genre

• fiction

• poetry

stories that are passed down from generation to generation

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• traditional literature

• mystery

a story that takes place in a particular time period in the past

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

Which two genres can be both fiction and non-fiction?

• realistic and fantasy

• poetry and graphic novels

• fantasy and mystery

• informational and biographies

text that provides facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, geography, etc...)

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• informational

• mystery