Genre Review - Creative Writing

The story of a real person's life that is written by that person.

• Biography

• Informational

• Autobiography

The story of a real person's life written by another person.

• Biography

• Informational

• Autobiography

A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers.

• Fiction

• Fairy Tales

• Fables

• Fantasy

A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination.

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Fiction

Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography space, weather, etc.)

• Informational

• Non Fiction

• Fiction

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

• Humorous Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Mystery

• Fantasy

A type of fantasy that uses science and technology. (robots, time machines, etc.)

• Legend

• Science Fiction

• Fables

• Fantasy

A story that is written to make readers laugh

• Comedy

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

writing that is true or factual

• fiction
• nonfiction
• drama
• folklore

Stories that come from the author's imagination

• nonfiction
• fiction
• poetry
• folklore