Book Genres and Memoir Characteristics

"Genre" means:

• category

• story

• author

• character

One thing that is different when comparing memoir to autobiography is that memoirs

• are always about a bad experience.

• might be a story about someone else.

• are shorter that autobiographies.

• have a surprise ending.

The purpose of a Memoir is to explain something important  in your life or yourself.

• True

• False

A book about the Titanic sinking that only includes facts would be considered what genre?

• Expository / Informational Text

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Biography

All of the following are true about a memoir, except:

• it's autobiographical

• it's chronological

• it's told in first person

• it's emotional

A memoir is written about a person's entire life, whereas an autobiography is about a specific time period or a series of events on someone's life.

• True

• False

Memoir is another name for personal narrative.

• True

• False

Anyone can write a memoir, even if they aren't famous.

• True

• False

Which one has more emotions and feelings in it?

• Memoir

• Autobiography

What is the definition of the biography, autobiography, and memoir genres?

• About real things

• Made up

• Only contain true information

• True stories about real people's lives