Literary Genres and Subgenres

Stories with magic, monsters, superpowers, or other things that do not exist in reality.

• Fantasy
• Realistic Fiction 
• Informational Text 
• Science Fiction

Stories with aliens, advanced technology, or futuristic weapons.

• Fantasy
• Realistic Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Informational Text 

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 are made up. 

• Science Fiction
• Poetry
• Historical Fiction
• Realistic Fiction

When a person's life is written and documented by another individual, it falls into this genre. 

• Realistic Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Science Fiction 
• Biography 

A story that involves a detective or some kind of puzzle/scenario that needs to be solved.

• Mystery
• Fantasy
• Traditional Literature 
• Historical Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A type of text that provides facts about many different topics. They are meant to “inform” the reader.

• Fantasy 
• Persuasive Writing 
• Biography 
• Informational Text 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A type of writing written to encourage feeling and create a thoughtful response. This type of writing often uses rhyme and rhythm to convey a message.

• Traditional Literature 
• Fantasy
• Poetry
• Mystery

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

The word "genre" means...

• an animal
• a kind or type
• a food
• a genius

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.

• autobiography
• realistic fiction
• biography
• poetry

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10