Genres and Subgenres

passed down stories that usually have a lesson to be learned, including: myths, folktales, tall tales, fairy tales, legends, fables

• traditional literature

• fantasy

• humorous fiction

• realistic fiction

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

a collection of memories written by the people who lived and experienced them.

• biography

• autobiography

• informational

• reference materials

• memoir

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

made up or make believe

• fiction

• nonfiction

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

acted out (play)

• biography

• poetry

• drama

• humorous fiction

What is another word (synonym) for genre?

• kind

• type

• category

• all of these

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Which type of literature features made up stories from an author's imagination?

• nonfiction

• fiction

• poetry

• none of these

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which genre includes mysteries, romances, and adventure stories?

• science fiction

• folktales

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

Which genre of fiction is ALWAYS set in the past?

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which genre of fiction includes the sub-genres of myths, fables, fairy tales, legends, and tall tales?

• folktales

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• science fiction

What genre is the story A World Away?

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• folktale

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9