Genres Made EasyMrs. Bradford2012-2013

INFORMATIONAL TEXT

Facts organized around a main idea

SCIENCE FICTION

Story tells about science or tech in the future

REALISTIC FICTION

Not true but is believable

HISTORICAL FICTION

Stories with make believe characters and events in real historical settings

MYSTERY

Story about a mysterious event not explained until the end; suspense

Fantasy

Setting of story is in a make believe world

FOLKLORE/FOLK TALES

Stories that are told over many generations

Ex.:

Fables

Fairy Tales

Legends

Myths

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Writing about your own life

BIOGRAPHY

Writing about someone else’s life

Let’s Test Your Wits!

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