Literary Genres

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A story of a person's life written by that person.

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autobiography

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A nonfiction text, written to share factual information.

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informational text

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Stories that are made up but based on actual events from the past.

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historical fiction

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Harry Potter is an example of what literary genre? Options: non-fiction, biography, fantasy, poetry

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fantasy

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A story that could happen in modern-day real life but uses made up characters.

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realistic fiction

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An account of a particular part of a person's life, written by that person

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memoir

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

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fantasy

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The Diary of Anne Frank is a journal of a young girl who hid from the Nazis during the Holocaust. The events are true, and it is told from Anne's point of view. Which type of literature is this book?

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nonfiction

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A type of literature that expresses ideas/feelings or tells a story in a specific form that usually uses lines and stanzas.

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poetry

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NAME THAT GENRE! The alien ship hovered above the landing pad. The ground crew waited expectantly, hoping the ship would touch down without incident. Sure, they had a lot of shuttle traffic at the spaceport every day, but this would be the first time a ship from another planet would touch down.

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science fiction