Genre Review

A type of fictional story that uses science and technology that is outside of our current abilities like time travel, cyborgs, self-aware machines, etc.

• Romance

• Mystery

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.9

A non-fiction story about a part of a person’s own life. The writing is based on the author’s own memories.

• Myth

• Adventure

• Legend

• Memoirs

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A fictional story that takes place in a specific time period; the setting is real, but some of the characters might be made up. If the characters are based on actual people, the dialogue is made up. It is a blend of fact and fiction.

• Historical Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Adventure

• Contemporary Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A type of fiction in which the story revolves around a crime or a series of crimes. They can sometimes turn the readers themselves into detectives as they guess

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Legend

• Autobiographies

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A non-fiction story about a person’s life that was self-written. Also usually spans in chronological order from birth to death.

• Folklore

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Contemporary Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A non-fiction story about a real person’s life written by another person. The events that take place, the time period it takes place in, the people that are in it– everything is true.

Usually presented in chronological order from birth to death.

• Biography

• Myth

• Historical Fiction

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A type of fictional story focused on modern (after WWII) times. It is usually very realistic, featuring real locations. It gives us a window to look through on what it would be like to walk in someone else’s shoes.

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Contemporary Fiction

• Biography

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Is this fiction or non-fiction?

Mystery

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Is this fiction or non-fiction?

Memoir

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Is this fiction or non-fiction?

Biography

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10