Genre & Settings

The word "genre" means...

• an animal
• a kind or type
• a food
• a genius

There are different genres of music, dance, art and literature.

• true
• false

Literary genre refers to:

• dance
• art
• reading/books

Story including magic, talking objects and usually a conflict between good and evil.

• mystery
• biography
• fantasy
• realistic fiction

Made up stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology.

• historical fiction
• mystery
• science fiction
• folktale

Written to inspire thoughts and feelings in the reader. It often uses rhyme and rhythm.

• poetry
• fantasy
• historical fiction
• science fiction

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

 Stories that could really happen. Contemporary fiction is set in modern times.

• historical fiction
• fantasy
• realistic fiction
• informational

Nonfiction books that give true facts on a variety of subjects.

• biography
• poetry
• informational
• folktales