Historical Fiction vs. Mystery

Historical Fiction texts are...

• Stories that include things like dragons and fairies.

• Are nonfiction texts.

• Are stories with characters based on events from history.

• Are not a real genre of texts.

Mystery stories are...

• Stories that have characters or detectives trying to solve a case or a crime.

• Stories that have things like fairies and flying dragons.

• The same as nonfiction texts.

• The same as historical fiction texts.

Which is probably HISTORICAL FICTION?

• A story about a talking frog.

• A story about a girl and her best friend.

• A story about someone solving a mystery.

• A story about the sinking of the Titanic.

Which story below looks like a HISTORICAL FICTION book?

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• None of these are historical fiction books.

Which of these looks like a MYSTERY book?

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• None of these are mystery books.

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction

In historical fiction stories, can some things be true?

• Yes

• No

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction