What is realistic fiction?

• texts that provide facts about a variety of topics

• a type of fantasy that deals with science, technology and the future

• a story using made-up characters and events, but it could really happen

What is a biography?

• the story of a real person’s life written by another person

• a suspenseful story about a puzzling events, such as a crime, and is solved at the end of the story

• a made-up story that takes place in a particular time in the past; the setting may be real, or the characters may be based on real people

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is a mystery?

• a story that has stayed popular throughout time; it is a representation of the time period in which it was written; has a universal appeal (many types of readers like the book)

• a suspenseful story about a puzzling events, such as a crime, and is solved at the end of the story

• cultural stories that are passed down through generations by word of mouth, such as folk tales, legends, fables, tall tales and myths

What is historical fiction?

• a type of fantasy that deals with science, technology and the future

• a made-up story that takes place in a particular time in the past; the setting may be real, or the characters may be based on real people

• texts that provide facts about a variety of topics

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What the characteristic of an informational genre?

• the story of a real person’s life written by that person

• a story that has stayed popular throughout time; it is a representation of the time period in which it was written; has a universal appeal (many types of readers like the book)

• texts that provide facts about a variety of topics

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is a drama?

• usually for theatrical performance where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue

• written to make the reader laugh

• written to create emotion; often has imagery, rhythm and rhyme

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

What is traditional literature?

• cultural stories that are passed down through generations by word of mouth, such as folk tales, legends, fables, tall tales and myths

• the story of a real person’s life written by another person

• a story including elements that are impossible, such as magic or talking animals

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is an autobiography?

• written to create emotion; often has imagery, rhythm and rhyme

• a story including elements that are impossible, such as magic or talking animals

• the story of a real person’s life written by that person

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is a classic genre?

• a type of fantasy that deals with science, technology and the future

• a story that has stayed popular throughout time; it is a representation of the time period in which it was written; has a universal appeal (many types of readers like the book)

• a made-up story that takes place in a particular time in the past; the setting may be real, or the characters may be based on real people

Is type of genre is humor?

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Other