Genre, Making Connections, Setting and Characters

based on a person or event from history

• science fiction
• fantasy
• historical fiction
• realistic fiction

dealing with aliens, the distant future, or advanced technology

• historical fiction
• science fiction
• realistic fiction
• fantasy

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

a story that could have happened, but didn't

• historical fiction
• science fiction
• fantasy
• realistic fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

Fever 1793 is based on a time when a sickness, known as Yellow Fever that had taken place in Philadelphia during 1793. What genre is this book an example of?

• Biography

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

This Star Wars book cover is an example of...

• Biography

• Science Fiction

• Autobiography

• Realistic Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.7

What genre is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

• Realistic Fiction

• Autobiography

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

A story with suspects, clues, and usually a crime that needs to be solved.

• Mystery
• Realistic Fiction
• Adventure
• Historical Fiction

A connection we make between the text and our own personal life and experiences.

• text-to-self

• text-to-text

• text-to-world

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CCSS.W.6.3A

A connection we make between the text and the real world.

• text-to-self

• text-to-text

• text-to-world

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CCSS.L.K.5C

A connection we make between one text and another text.

• text-to-self

• text-to-text

• text-to-world

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.9