Genres

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

Literary genre refers to:

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

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.

The word "genre" means...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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