Fiction Subgenres: Realistic/Historical Fiction

All fictional writing contains:

• non-fiction text features

• A subject and a verb

• characters, setting, problem, solution and events

• facts and information

Which subgenre has characters, events or problems that only seem real, but are not?

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• science fiction

A story with a fictional character who is 6 feet 6 inches tall and lives in a mansion is an example of:

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• realistic fiction

A story about a girl who travels back in time and meets President Abraham Lincoln is:

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• fantasy

The book "Running for Freedom" about a boy who escapes from slavery is an example of what type of text?

A fictional tale of a little girl who goes to the dentist because she ate too much candy is mostly likely

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

In realistic fiction

• the characters behave like real people

• the setting could exist in real life

• the events did not happen, but they could.

• all of the above

Historical fiction:

• Is based on events that might happen in the future.

• Is fictional writing based on real people, setting and/or events

• Is completely fictional.

• Is the same as realistic fiction.

When we retell a story, we:

• Tell what happened in the beginning, middle and end.

• Only tell who the characters are.

• Tell how the story ended.

• Tell how the story begins.

A "genre" is a:

• Person

• Place

• Type

• Giant