Genres

The story has features not seen in this world, such as magic, time travel, strange settings and fantastic characters

• mystery
• myth
• fantasy
• folktale 

Stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past.

• realistic fiction
• historical fiction
• fantasy
• folktales

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.

• autobiography
• realistic fiction
• biography
• poetry

Star Wars is an example of what genre?

• historical fiction
• realistic fiction
• science fiction
• informational

REALISTIC FICTION (a story that sounds like it could be real) is

• fiction
• nonfiction

A FANTASY (a story with imaginary things in it)

• is fiction
• is nonfiction

This type of story is impossible. It might have talking animals or magic.

• Fantasy
• Fiction
• Traditional Literature
• Science Fiction

A book with make believe characters that the author creates.

• Fiction
• Non Fiction

A book that tells a story about a specific time period in the past.

• Mystery
• Historical Fiction
• Poetry
• Fantasy

A book that involves clues, suspense, a puzzling event, or crime.

• Science Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Realistic Fiction
• Mystery