Genres

A story of a real person's life written by another person

• Autobiography

• Scientific Fiction

• Poetry

• Biography

A text that gives facts and information about a topic

• Informational Text

• Mystery

• Traditional Literature

• Fantasy

Which of these characters would you find in a FANTASY story?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• A 3rd grader in Portland

• A talking unicorn who is best friends with an elephant

• Miss Tynan and Miss Imison

Which would be a good plot for a mystery story?

• A bear walking around a forest

• Trying to figure out who stole Miss Tynan's tea

• A 3rd grader who goes to the moon

• A cowboy who falls in love

A biography could NOT be written by

• The main character

• The main character's brother

• The main character's teacher

• A stranger to the main character

Traditional Literature DOES NOT include...

• Fairy Tales

• Fables

• A Pourquoi

• Biographies

What genre is this: A fantasy story that includes scientific features (time travel, robots, space, etc.)....

• Science Fiction

• Poetry

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Fantasy

Poems are....

• Multiple chapters

• Boring

• Stylistic and expresses thoughts or feelings

• 2 lines

Historical Fiction happens...

• in the year 2050

• Tomorrow

• Today

• In the past

Realistic Fiction is...

• A story that uses made-up characters and events but could happen in real life

• A story that is completely make-believe

• A story of a real person's life written by that person

• A text that is focused on expressing thoughts, feelings and emotions through using specific stylistic elements