Genres

Made up stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology.

Stories that could really happen. Contemporary fiction is set in modern times.

Written to inspire thoughts and feelings in the reader. It often uses rhyme and rhythm.

There are different genres of music, dance, art and literature.

Story including magic, talking objects and usually a conflict between good and evil.

Stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past.

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.

Nonfiction books that give true facts on a variety of subjects.

Stories, myths, and fables people told one another over the years. Later, stories written down.

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by someone else.

Literary genre refers to:

The word "genre" means...

Stories that have a real setting and a problem to be solved that includes clues.