6th Grade English Genre Practice

Story that is made up and didn't really happen.

Characters are usually personified animals that teach a lesson or moral.

Factual information about a topic, person, or event.

Verse; may use rhythm and/or rhyme, plays with language.

A story of a person's life, written by another person.

Written to be performed for an audience.

Connects to real history, combines factual and fictional events, exaggerations are not humorous

A story told in modern times that could happen in the real world with human characters.

Stories passed down orally from generation to generation.

Unbelievable exaggerations told as if it were true and meant to be humorous.

A true story about a person, as told by that person.

Magical land ruled by royalty, characters are either good or evil, almost always a happy ending

Communicates factual information about a topic, often has photographs, maps, or graphs.

Focus is on the facts relating to a subject area, not intended to be read cover to cover.

A story with magical elements, talking animals, nonexistent worlds, or people with superpowers.

Explains something about the world; involves gods or supernatural beings.

A story set in the past; setting may be real; may feature some real characters; made up story.

Set in the future, based on the impact of real, potential or imagined technology, outer space.