Genre and Subgenre

The two subgenres of this main genre include tragedy and comedy

•  Drama    
• Poetry
• Fiction
• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Writing that is “true,” factual, informative or persuasive

• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Folklore
• Drama

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Very short stories with talking animals and a moral

• Fairy Tale
• Legend
• Myth
• Fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Stories with magic and/or talking animals, usually have a human main character and start with “one upon a time”

• Fairy Tale
• Myth
• Legend
• Fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Stories with gods and/or goddesses that usually account for the creations of something

• Legend
• Myth
• Fairy Tale
• Tall Tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Stories with aliens, advance technology, of futuristic weapons

• Fantasy
• Science Fiction
• Realistic Fiction
• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.9

Fictional stories based on or around important people or events from the past

• Realistic Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Fantasy
• Historical Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Stories that usually take place in the Wild West; the main character’s strength, skills, or size are greatly exaggerated in a humorous way.

• Myth
• Fable
• Tall Tale
• Fairy Tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When someone writes their own life story, it falls into this genre:

• Biography
• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Your social studies of history book falls into this subgenre:

• Informational Writing
• Science Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5