Reading Genres

A crime is committed. In finding the criminal, a detective must unravel a web of clues before pinning down the suspect. 

• mystery

• realistic fiction-adventure

• folktale

• fantasy

A traditional story handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. Types include fables, myths and fairy tales

• mystery

• fantasy

• folktale

• realistic fiction-adventure

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

a true story about another person's life written by another person

• autobiography

• biography

• historical fiction

• atlas

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Fiction is

• Real Information

• Caption under a picture

• Made-Up Story

•  TV Guide

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

often called plays

• drama

• poetry 

• prose

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

books that contain real information

• fiction

• nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Made up stories about events that could happen.

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Biography

• Realistic Fiction

contains monsters, magic, or other things that can't really happen

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• fairy tale

• legend

writing that has true facts or information

• fiction

• nonfiction

• drama

• folklore

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

has a rhythm and a rhyme 

• Mystery

• Science Fiction

• Poetry

• Realistic Fiction