Genres and Subgenres

What subgenre of folktale is the story, Maui?

• myth

• fable

• fairy tale

• tall tale

Some stories can "crossover" and contain elements of more than one genre.

• True

• False

Which information below IS evidence of the genre of Arachne's Web?

• The story takes place in a village.

• Two of the characters compete in a weaving/spinning contest.

• The character Minerva disguises herself as an old woman.

• Arachne's punishment helps explain why spiders weave/spin webs.

Which information below is NOT evidence of the sub-genre of Maui?

• Maui is brave and strong.

• Maui's mother, Hina, is a goddess.

• Maui owns a magic club.

• Maui's agreement with Sun explains why summer days are longer than winter days.

Which information below is NOT evidence of the genre of Bienvenue, Mr. Lindbergh! ?

• Charles Lindbergh lands his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, near Paris.

• The main character, Marcelle, is a young girl.

• The main character, Marcelle, thinks she sees the famous 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan in the crowd.

• The story takes place at an airfield near Paris, France in 1927.

Which information below IS evidence of the genre of A World Away?

• The story begins at the 2018 World's Fair.

• The main character, Hallie, is excited.

• A woman is selling fresh squeezed lemonade.

• The main character, Hallie, appears to have traveled back in time to the previous century.

Which of the following is not one of the five main genres?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Poetry

• Dramas

Stories once passed down orally. Usually will say "retold" or "adapted by"

• Fiction

• Folklore

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

Funny story set in the wild west; main character's size or skill is exaggerated.

• Tall Tale

• Legend

• Fable

• Fairtale

A short story with talking animals and a moral.

• Tall Tale

• Legend

• Fable

• Fairytale