Genres

A story using made-up characters that could happen in real life

Texts that provide true facts and information about a variety of topics

A story that contains elements that happened in history but fictional characters

A puzzling story that doesn't get solved until the end

The story of a real person's life written by someone else

Stories that are passed down from one generation to the next. Ex. folk tales and fairy tales

A type of fantasy that uses science and technology

a verse written to create a response of feeling and emotion. Sometimes uses rhyme and rhythm

The story of a real person's life written by that person

This genre is meant to be acted out. It has scenes and the characters use dialogue.

A story that has impossible elements such as talking animals