Literary Genres

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Stories with magic, monsters, superpowers, or other things that do not exist in reality.

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Fantasy

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Stories with aliens, advanced technology, or futuristic weapons.

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Science Fiction

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Fictional stories based on or around important people or events from the past.

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Historical Fiction

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Stories that could actually happen but didn’t, and are made up. Options: Science Fiction, Poetry, Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction

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Realistic Fiction

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Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history.

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Traditional Literature

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A story that involves a detective or some kind of puzzle/scenario that needs to be solved.

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Mystery

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A type of writing written to encourage feeling and create a thoughtful response. This type of writing often uses rhyme and rhythm to convey a message.

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Poetry

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A type of text that provides facts about many different topics. They are meant to “inform” the reader.

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Informational Text

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Informational Writing

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explains something

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This type of fiction may include elements that take place in outer space.

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science fiction