Genre Game

A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers. 

Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. This includes folktales, fables and fairy tales.

Verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader.  It often uses rhythm and rhyme.

A type of fantasy that uses science and technology (robots, time machines, etc.)

The story of a real person’s life written by another person.

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

A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past.

The story of a real person’s life that is written by that person. (self)

Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, careers, travel, geography, space)

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.