Genres

Story created with imaginary people, events, or description

• Non-fiction

• Fiction

Writing based on facts, real events, or real people.

• Non-Fiction

• Fiction

Stories that are passed down. (Fairy tales, fables, and folktales.)

• Fantasy

• Biography

• Traditional Literature

• Mystery

A fictional story that takes place in a time period of the past. The setting is real but the characters are made up.

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Informational

• Traditional Literature

A fictional story that uses imagination, things are impossible. (Talking animals, Magic. )

• Realistic Fiction

• Autobiography

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

A fictional story with characters and problems that CAN happen in real life.

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

• Literary Nonfiction

• Science Fiction

Texts that give facts about different topics.

• Autobiography

• Fantasy

• Informational

• Mystery

Book written about a real person or event BUT it's written like a story.

• Literary Nonfiction

• Mystery

• Autobiography

• Fantasy

The story or a real person's life written by ANOTHER person.

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Fantasty

• Realistic Fiction

A story about a mysterious event that is not solved until the end of the story.

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Traditional Literature

• Mystery