Genre Practice

While this story could happen in real life, the characters and story are imagined.

• historical fiction

• traditional literature

• realistic fiction

• narrative nonfiction

Though the story and characters are imagine, this story takes place during real events from the past.

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• fable

• expository

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

These stories are very old and there are many different types such as fairy tales, fables, and folklore.

• historical fiction

• persuasive

• science fiction

• traditional literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Advanced technology, time travel, and aliens are a part of this type of book...

• science fiction

• traditional literature

• memoir

• folktale

Magical elements make these often retold stories unable to exist in the real world.

• folktale

• fairy tale

• fable

• realistic fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Ordinary people do ordinary things in this type of traditional literature book.

• fairy tale

• fable

• historical fiction

• folktale

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

These characters, who often cannot exist in real life, help teach us a lesson, or moral.

• fable

• folktale

• fairy tale

• biography

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

These books contain information about one topic and are organized into categories.

• science fiction

• expository

• memoir

• fable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

These types of books give information about a topic in a story format.

• narrative nonfiction

• biography

• persuasive

• expository

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

We can learn the important events and accomplishments of someone's life from these types of books.

• memoir

• realistic fiction

• folktale

• biography