5th Grade Genre Review

A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers. Make-believe is what this genre is all about.

• Realistic Fiction

• Fantasy

• Informational

• Biography

A story with normal life events that uses made-up characters that could happen in real life.

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Poetry

• Mystery

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.

• Informational

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Mystery

Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history This includes folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and myths from different cultures.

• Nonfiction

• Traditional Literature

• Graphic Novel

• Fantasy

A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination.

• Biography

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Poetry

A type of fiction that uses science and technology (robots, time machines, etc.). The setting is often in the future.

• Informational

• Autobiography

• Mystery

• Science Fiction

Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.)

• Memoir

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational

• Poetry

The story of a real person's life written by another person.

• Biography

• Traditional Literature

• Autobiography

• Fantasy

The story of a real person's life that is written by that person.

• Mystrey

• Poetry

• Autobiography

• Biography

An account of a real person's life. The narrator is a character in the story that reflects on the events of his life and, usually draws certain conclusions. Usually focused on certain incidents in a person's life.

• Graphic Novel

• Memoir

• Historical Fiction

• Informational