Genres and Story Elements

"Genre" means (a)  

• category
• story
• author
• character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Fiction is

• not fake; it is real

• fake; it is a made up story

Match the following descriptions with the correct genre.

• Stories with magic, monsters, or superpowers.

• Fantasy

• Stories that could happen in real life.

• Science Fiction

• Stories based on imagined future scientific or technological advances.

• Historical Fiction

• Set in the past, true time period

• Realistic Fiction

Fictional stories based on or around important people or events from the past.

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Stories that could actually happen but didn’t, and they are made up are called (a)   .

• Science Fiction
• Poetry
• Historical Fiction
• Realistic Fiction

Stories with aliens, advanced technology, or futuristic weapons.

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Informational Text

Non-fiction is

• fake; a made up story

• not fake; it is real

The alien ship hovered above the landing pad. The ground crew waited expectantly, hoping the ship would touch down without incident. Sure, they had a lot of shuttle traffic at the spaceport every day, but this would be the first time a ship from another planet would touch down.

(a)  

• realistic fiction

• science fiction
• historical fiction

• fantasy

This genre includes:

*real people from the past

*real facts and events from the past

*made-up stories about the past

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The (a)   in a fiction story are the people or animals.

• setting
• problem
• characters
• solution