Genre Structure Vocabulary

A genre that highlights the importance of the imagination, the possibility of transforming the impossible to the possible, and the possible inclusion of the supernatural.

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Realistic Fiction

• Fantasy

A genre that allows the reader to anticipate trills in a secure setting. The best books in this genre have well-drawn characters and well-structured plots.

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

Genre with content often addresses aspects of coping with life (relationships, death, identity, family problems, courage, handicaps, and survival.

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

a subgenre of realistic fiction that highlights a period of time before the reader’s life began

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

Time and place are generic.

Stories are not intended to be true.

Plots use predictable motifs.

Characters are typically one-dimensional

• Fairy Tales

• Fables

• Tall Tales

• Folk Tales

Usually have a moral or lesson

Animals have human qualities

Characters are not as important as the events

• Fairy Tales

• Fables

• Tall Tales

• Folk Tales

-stories told as if they were true, but are exaggerated

-often used to represent lies, jests, or foolery

• Fairy Tales

• Fables

• Tall Tales

• Folk Tales

-may reflect life lessons, values, or magic that may be unacceptable but provides insight into human relations

• Fairy Tales

• Fables

• Tall Tales

• Folk Tales