Book Genres and Memoir Characteristics

This book is written by Dave Pelzer and tells the story of his childhood. Which genre does it best fit?

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Memoir

This book was written by Dinah Brown and is about Malala Yousafzai. Which genre is it?

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Memoir

The true story of a real person's life written by another person

• Realistic Fiction

• Dystopian

• Poetry

• Biography

Your teacher has assigned you a report on Martin Luther King Jr. Which genres of books would you need and why?

• Information, Biography, Autobiography, & Memoir because we need factual information on MLK

• Historical Fiction because we need a story about when MLK was alive.

• Science Fiction because we need a story about technology.

• Information because we need only facts for this report.

Your teacher would like you to write a paper on another person, but would like you to look at mentor texts where the author wrote about another person's life. Which genre would you use?

• Science Fiction because you want to read about technology.

• Biography and Narrative Nonfiction because authors of this genre are writing about another person's life.

• Poetry because you like this format of books.

• Autobiography because you want to read about someone who wrote about their own life.

Your teacher wants you to write a story about a memorable time or moment in your life. He/She wants you to view some mentor texts before you get started. Which genre would you use and why?

• Memoir because these are stories told from that person's perspective about a moment in their life.

• Autobiography because you want to learn how to write about your whole life.

• Historical Fiction because you want to know about history.

• Realistic Fiction because you want to read a story about something that could really happen.

The true story about a person's life, written by THAT person.

• biography

• informational

• fiction

• autobiography

Which of the following is a characteristic of a memoir?

• A) It is a fictional story about a person's life.

• B) It is a factual account of a person's entire life.

• C) It focuses on specific experiences or events in a person's life.

• D) It is a collection of poems about a person's life.

What genre does a memoir belong to?

• A) Fiction

• B) Non-fiction

• C) Poetry

• D) Science Fiction

Which book genre is most likely to include imaginary elements and futuristic settings?

• A) Biography

• B) Science Fiction

• C) Memoir

• D) Historical Fiction