Genre

What Kind of
story or Book is it?
Science Fiction Mystery
Fantasy Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction Drama
Nonfiction Biography
Autobiography Adventure
Humor Fable Horror
Fairy Tales Tall Tales
 Fiction
• Fiction – Fake stories
I just want you to
know that these
stories/books are
not true or real.

They are made up

for your
entertainment!
 Science Fiction
• Science Fiction – Made up story that blends
facts & fiction with futuristic technology.
 Adventure
• Adventure – Action-packed plot which the
hero or heroine takes on a quest & faces a
series of physical & sometimes dangerous
challenges.
 Mystery
• Mystery – Piecing together information to
solve a crime using clues, witnesses, etc. Who
Dunn It?
 Fantasy
• Fantasy – Writing that has story
elements that are not
realistic (dreamlike).
E.g. talking animals & characters
with magical powers
 Realistic Fiction
• Realistic – Made up stories that could really
happen now
 Historical Fiction
• Historical – Made up stories that take place in
a particular time period in the past.
 Mythology
• Mythology – Stories from Ancient Times that
entertained & explained natural phenomena
 Tall Tales
• Tall Tales - Early American writing that uses
bigness & boldness, this genre uses humor &
imagination tell of outlandish & exaggerated
tales
 Horror
• Horror – Blood & guts
 Fable
• Fable – Short story usually with nameless
animals as the characters that teaches a
lesson
 Fairy Tales
• Fairy Tales - A story (as for children) involving
fantastic forces and beings. (such as fairies,
wizards, and goblins)
 Humor
• Humor – Writing which makes the reader
laugh using jokes, oxymorons, etc.
 Poetry
• Poetry – Verse written to inspire thoughts &
feelings, often using rhyme & rhythm.
 Nonfiction
• Nonfiction – Writing that tell facts about a
topic (true information).
 Autobiography
• Autobiography – Factual story written about
one’s own life.
 Biography
• Biography – Factual story about a person’s life
written by someone else.

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Created By Suzanne Grady