Reading Genres

A crime is committed. In finding the criminal, a detective must unravel a web of clues before pinning down the suspect. 

• mystery

• realistic fiction-adventure

• folktale

• fantasy

A traditional story handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. Types include fables, myths and fairy tales

• mystery

• fantasy

• folktale

• realistic fiction-adventure

a true story about another person's life written by another person

• autobiography

• biography

• historical fiction

• atlas

Fiction is

• Real Information

• Caption under a picture

• Made-Up Story

•  TV Guide

often called plays

• drama

• poetry 

• prose

books that contain real information

• fiction

• nonfiction

Made up stories about events that could happen.

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Biography

• Realistic Fiction

contains monsters, magic, or other things that can't really happen

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• fairy tale

• legend

writing that has true facts or information

• fiction

• nonfiction

• drama

• folklore

has a rhythm and a rhyme 

• Mystery

• Science Fiction

• Poetry

• Realistic Fiction