Genres!

What is Fantasy??

• A story including things that are impossible such as talking animals, or magical powers

• A story using made-up characters that could happen in real-life.

• A suspenseful story about a puzzling event

• A type of fantasy that uses science and technology

What is Realistic Fiction?

• A suspenseful story with a puzzling event that is solved at the end

• A story using made-up characters that could happen in real-life.

• A fake story that takes place in a particular time period

• A story that is written about a real person's life by another person

What is Mystery?

• A story including things that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers

• A type of fantasy that uses science and technology.

• Written to create thought or feeling for the reader

• A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is solved at the end of the story

What is historical fiction?

• A story including things that are impossible such as animals talking or magical powers

• A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved till the end

• A fake story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. The setting is real but the characters are not

• Uses rhyme and rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is science fiction??

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

• A story that has made-up characters and setting/problem etc that could happen in real life

• Text that provides lots of information

• A type of fantasy that uses science and technology. (robots, time machines)

What is Informational (non-fiction)?

• Texts that provides information about lots of topics

• A story using made-up characters but the settling/problem etc could happen in real life

• Make-believe

• uses rhyme and rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is a Biography?

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

• A story about a real life person's life written by another person

• Text that is written to create feeling and thoughts

• Make-believe

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is Auto-Biography??

• A story about a real life person's life written by another person

• Written to create thought and feelings. Uses rhyme and rhythm

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

• Text that provides information about a variety of topics

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is Poetry??

• Make-Believe

• Written to create thoughts and feelings. Uses rhyme and rhythm

• Provides information about a variety of topics

• A type of fantasy that uses science and technology

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

What type of genre example is this?

Sue and John chased the ball.

It went rolling down the hall.

I heard the teacher call,

"Be careful you don't fall!"

• Folktale

• Biography

• Poetry

• Science Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5