Middle School Genre Review

True of False: A biography is a person's life story written by that person.

Which of the following in NOT a genre category?

Real people or events from the past, but with made up characters/ or parts to entertain you.

Read the description on the picture. Answer which genre best fits the description.

This book has characters and problems that were created to make you laugh.

This writing is full of feelings, similes, metaphors, short lines and maybe rhyming.

Is historical fiction considered non-fiction?

True of False: An autobiography is a person's life story written by another person.

These are books that are about everyday people, problems and activities.

What are elements you would find in poetry?

Are autobiographies and biographies examples of non-fiction?

What might you expect when you read a historical fiction book?

This is the story of someone’s life written by someone else.

What is the primary goal of poetry

What might you expect when you read an informational (non-fiction) story?

This is when you are the writer of your own life story.

Are fantasy and traditional literature closely related?

How does knowing the genre of a book help you as a reader?

Robots, time travel with machines, and may have settings on other planets. In the future.

Nursery rhymes, tall tales, fairy tales, etc. that are passed down and finally made into books.

How can you tell the difference between traditional literature and fantasy?

This suspenseful book asks you to use clues to solve puzzles and problems.

Read the description on the picture. Answer which genre best fits the description.

Traditional literature are stories/tall-tales/fables/myths passed down and finally written down

Read the description on the picture. Answer which genre best fits the description.

Which of these genres can also be realistic fiction?

What elements might you find in a science fiction book?

Read the description on the picture. Answer which genre best fits the description.

Read the description on the picture. Answer which genre best fits the description.

This book is true and may be about how clouds are formed into tornadoes.

This book may have ghosts, talking animals, and magic in it.