Genres Review (WWJH ELA 7th)

Fables, myths, talltales, legends and fairytales are subgenres of...

Writing that creates emotion; it often has rhythm and rhyme

Persuasive text gives you information on how to do something.

Written for performance by actors; dialogue and scripts are used

Legends are based on historical events or figures that have not been exaggerated.

Stories with magic, monsters, and other imaginary elements.

Fictional stories based around real people and events from the past

Fantasy and historical, science and realistic fiction make up the fiction genre.

Written stories originally shared orally, that are adapted or changed with each retelling

Traditionally older stories with a human main character, magic, and/or talking animals

Writing that is true, informative, or factual

Stories about a man or woman written by another person

The three informative genres are...

Stories about the future, space, aliens or far advanced technology

Made up stories about events that could happen.