Genres of Literature

A story that takes place in the future; it often includes science and technology

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Fantasy

A story that is written to make readers laugh

• Humor

• Tragedy

• Mystery

• Adventure

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A story that takes place in the present time; it includes events that could happen

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

Writing that is true and factual; it often contains charts, diagrams, & photographs

• Informational

• Fictional

• Poetic

• Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A fictional story that takes place in the past; often the setting is real but the characters are made up

• Historical Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Biography

• Fantasy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A suspenseful story centered around a puzzling event; it includes clues

• Mystery

• Comedy

• Biography

• Science Fiction

A story that contains events that could never happen in real life

• Fantasy

• Biography

• Historical Fiction

• Non-fiction

An informative writing about events that happened in the past

• Historical Nonfiction

• Science Fiction

• Fantasy

• Biography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A story that is acted out; it contains a script, stage directions, & dialogue

• Play

• Novel

• Poem

• Essay

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

Story that has elements that are not real such as talking animals or magical powers.

• mystery

• autobiography

• fantasy

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2