Lesson-12: Genre

Directions: Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Then explain how

you got your answer.

Fiction: science fiction, historical fiction, and realistic fiction

Nonfiction: autobiographies, biographies, informational writing, and essays

Folklore: myth, fairy-tale, legend, tall tale, and fable

Sleeping Beauty retold by Charles Perrault

A beautiful princess pricks her finger on a sewing needle, after being cursed by a wicked fairy. The princess falls into a deep sleep. One hundred years later, a prince fights his way through the enchanted forest and awakens the beautiful sleeping princess with a kiss.

Question 2:

Genre: _________ ? Subgenre: _________ ?

Explain your answer?

Lesson-12: Genre

Directions: Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Then explain how

you got your answer.

Fiction: science fiction, historical fiction, and realistic fiction

Nonfiction: autobiographies, biographies, informational writing, and essays

Folklore: myth, fairy-tale, legend, tall tale, and fable

The Reign of Attila the Hun by Ed Reaves

Attila the Hun was the scourge of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires in the 440s and 450s. . He invaded and conquered territory in what would now be considered France and Italy, terrorizing the countryside along the way. This text tells the story of Attila's life.

Question 3:

Genre: _________ ? Subgenre: _________ ?

Explain your answer?

Lesson-12: Genre

Directions: Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Then explain how

you got your answer.

Fiction: science fiction, historical fiction, and realistic fiction

Nonfiction: autobiographies, biographies, informational writing, and essays

Folklore: myth, fairy-tale, legend, tall tale, and fable

No Way In by Patty Slate

High school student Darren Banks is sick of being a viewed as a nerd. Darren enlists the help of his older cousin Tyrone to help him learn to dress, walk, and talk. With Tyrone's help, Darren soon climbs to the peak of high school popularity, but in his quest to become someone else, will Darren forget who he was? Find out in this exciting novel.

Question 4:

Genre: _________ ? Subgenre: _________ ?

Explain your answer?

Lesson-12: Genre

Directions: Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Then explain how

you got your answer.

Fiction: science fiction, historical fiction, and realistic fiction

Nonfiction: autobiographies, biographies, informational writing, and essays

Folklore: myth, fairy-tale, legend, tall tale, and fable

No Way In by Patty Slate

The Big Book of Science, Grades 5-6 by Mortini School Publishing

This science book for grades 5 and 6 puts the "fun" in "fundamental." Students complete a variety of exercises to develop their science skills using materials that can be found at home. This version contains over 62 practice activities.

Question 5:

Genre: _________ ? Subgenre: _________ ?

Explain your answer?

Lesson-12: Genre

Directions: Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Then explain how

you got your answer.

Fiction: science fiction, historical fiction, and realistic fiction

Nonfiction: autobiographies, biographies, informational writing, and essays

Folklore: myth, fairy-tale, legend, tall tale, and fable

The Fox and the Grapes retold by Aesop

One day a fox came upon a grape orchard and found a bunch of beautiful grapes hanging from a high branch. "Boy those sure would be tasty," he thought to himself. He backed up and took a running start, and jumped. He did not get high enough. He went back to his starting spot and tried again. He almost got high enough this time, but he still could not reach the grapes. He tried again and again, but he just couldn't get high enough to reach the grapes. Finally, he gave up. As he walked away, he put his nose in the air and said: "I am sure those grapes are sour anyway." It is easy to hate what you cannot have.

Question 6:

Genre: _________ ? Subgenre: _________ ?

Explain your answer?

Lesson-12: Genre

Directions: Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Then explain how

you got your answer.

Fiction: science fiction, historical fiction, and realistic fiction

Nonfiction: autobiographies, biographies, informational writing, and essays

Folklore: myth, fairy-tale, legend, tall tale, and fable

Bump in the Night by John Fox

Fox tells the story of the fictional John Potter, a seasoned Union soldier who gets captured by Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Potter undergoes some of the most dreadful conditions imaginable while detained in a Confederate POW camp, but he soon makes friends with a Confederate guard who helps Potter survive as they realize that their differences are not as striking as their similarities.

Question 7:

Genre: _________ ? Subgenre: _________ ?

Explain your answer?

Lesson-12: Genre

Directions: Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Then explain how

you got your answer.

Fiction: science fiction, historical fiction, and realistic fiction

Nonfiction: autobiographies, biographies, informational writing, and essays

Folklore: myth, fairy-tale, legend, tall tale, and fable

Paul Bunyan and the Seven Wonders of the World retold by Patrick Schuster

This text contains a handful of different stories about the world's largest lumberjack, Paul Bunyan, who is so big that he wrings out a handful of maple trees to make syrup for his giant waffles. He is so big that he made the Great Lakes when he couldn't find his spittoon. Read about how he met his giant blue ox, Babe, and how they became best friends and inseparable companions. Also read about how he dug the Grand Canyon by dragging his axe behind himself after a long day of work.

Question 8:

Genre: _________ ? Subgenre: _________ ?

Explain your answer?

Lesson-12: Genre

Directions: Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Then explain how

you got your answer.

Fiction: science fiction, historical fiction, and realistic fiction

Nonfiction: autobiographies, biographies, informational writing, and essays

Folklore: myth, fairy-tale, legend, tall tale, and fable

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

When John Carter finds gold in Arizona, he makes enemies with some Apache warriors. While attempting to escape from these warriors, Carter hides in one of their sacred caves and is mysteriously transported to Mars. He finds that he has great strength and superhuman agility in this new environment as a result of its lesser gravity. He soon falls in with a nomadic tribe of Green Martians and thanks to his strength, speed, and fighting skills, Carter rises to a high position in the tribe. When the Green Martians capture Dejah Thoris, princess of the humanoid Red Martians, Carter can't help but to be taken with her beauty. He will have to make some tough decisions in the exciting novel.

Question 9:

Genre: _________ ? Subgenre: _________ ?

Explain your answer?

Lesson-12: Genre

Directions: Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Then explain how

you got your answer.

Fiction: science fiction, historical fiction, and realistic fiction

Nonfiction: autobiographies, biographies, informational writing, and essays

Folklore: myth, fairy-tale, legend, tall tale, and fable

The Reading Times published by the Mortini Group

This periodical contains strategies for teachers and students about how to improve reading comprehension skills.

Question 10:

Genre: _________ ? Subgenre: _________ ?

Explain your answer?