Realistic Fiction: A story using made-up Informational:Texts that provide

characters that could happen in real life. (RF) facts about a variety of topics
(sports, animals, science, history,
careers, travel, geography, space,
weather, etc.) (I)
Mystery
: A susp
puzzling enseful s
event tha tory abo
t is not solv ut a
the end o ed until
f the sto
ry. (M)
Historical Fiction: A fictional story
that takes place in a particular time
period in the past. Often the setting
Fantasy: A story including is real, but the characters are made
elements that are impossible such up from the authors imagination.
as talking animals or magical (HF)
powers. Make-believe is what
this genre is all about. (F)
Biography:
The story o
persons life f a real
an t asy written by
: A t ype of f another per
Ficti o n logy son. (B)
Science n c e an d techno
s scie F)
that use ch ines, etc.) (S
time ma
(robots,
Autobiography: The story of a
real persons life that is written
Traditional Literature: by that person. (AB)
Stories that are passed down
from one group to another in
history. This includes folktales, ate a
tall t en to cre reader
.
legends, fables, fairy tales, r it t he
se w rom its
tales, and myths from et r y is ver fe eling f lp co nvey
y: Po t and to he
different cultures. (TL) Poetr o f though and rhyme
nse thm
respo u s e s rhy
en
It oft ) Variety is Good!
i n g . (P
mean Don't forget to read
Different Genres!

Realistic Fiction: RF Historical Fiction: HF

Mystery: M Informational: I
Fantasy: F Biography: B
Traditional Literature: TL AutoBiography: AB
Science Fiction: SF Poetry: P

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