Literary Genres -- Unit 1

The where and when a story takes place

• Plot

• Setting

• Inference

• Theme

Writing that is not true is

• biology

• biography

• fiction

• nonfiction

_____________ refers to a specific type of writing in literature.

• Genre

• Poetry

• Prose

• Drama

books that contain true facts about a variety of subjects

• biography

• science fiction

• poetry

• informational

Stories that could actually happen but didn't are

• nonfiction

• fables

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

An owner's manual explaining how to set up and turn on your television is what type of text?

• informational

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• biography

A story of someone's life that is written by someone else is

• an autobiography

• a biography

• historical fiction

• a poem

An logical guess that is based off clues from the story.

• Setting

• Tough Questions

• Inference

• Climax

the turning point in a story when everything may change for the character

• climax

• conflict

• direct characterization

• resolution

Writing that is true is

• fiction

• nonfiction