Genres

What is a story using made up characters that could happen in real life?

What is the story of a real person's life that is written by that person?

What is a story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers?

What is the story of a real person's life written by another person?

What are texts that provide facts about a variety of topics?

What is a type of fantasy that uses science and technology (robots, time machines, etc)?

What is a fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past?

What is verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader?

What is a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story?

Fiction is a story that has imaginary events and people.

What are books that share a certain style, form or content. There are two main types: fiction non-fiction?

Nonfiction is a story that is based on facts, real events, and real people.

Historical Fiction is stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. Ex: folktales, legends, fables