Types of genre

The life story of a person written by himself/herself

• autobiography

• biography

• realistic fiction

• fairy tale

a written account of another person's life, written by somebody else

• biography

• informational text

• autobiography

• mystery

a story set in a world of magic and enchantment; happy endings

• fairy tale

• realistic fiction

• fable

• historical fiction

fiction; based on real historical events

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• informational text

• fairy tale

texts that provide facts about a variety of topics

• informational text

• autobiography

• biography

• realistic fiction

a story using made-up characters that could happen in real life

• realistic fiction

• informational text

• biography

• mystery

What are the main two types of genre?

• Fiction & Fantasy

• Nonfiction & Drama

• Nonfiction & Fiction

• Poetry & Fiction

A biography belongs to which genre?

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Drama

• Fantasy

A characteristic of this type of genre is that the narrator provides much of the information.

• Drama/Play

• Poems

• Biography

• Informational Text

Adventure of exploring the unknown is a characteristic of this type of genre.

• Mystery/Horror

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Folktale