Genres

The word "genre" means...

• an animal
• a kind or type
• a food
• a genius

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

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

• autobiography
• realistic fiction
• biography
• poetry

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Story including magic, talking objects and usually a conflict between good and evil.

• mystery
• biography
• fantasy
• realistic fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

Star Wars is an example of what genre?

• historical fiction
• realistic fiction
• science fiction
• informational

REALISTIC FICTION (a story that sounds like it could be real) is

• fiction
• nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

A FANTASY (a story with imaginary things in it)

• is fiction
• is nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

This type of story is impossible. It might have talking animals or magic.

• Fantasy
• Fiction
• Traditional Literature
• Science Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.5

You are reading a story about 3 talking pigs...Fiction or Non-Fiction?

• Fiction
• Non-Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

You are reading about characteristics of rainforests...Fiction or Non-Fiction?

• Fiction
• Non-Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

A crime is committed. In finding the criminal, a detective must unravel a web of clues before pinning down the suspect. 

• mystery
• realistic fiction-adventure
• folktale
• fantasy

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9