GENRE
What kind of music do you like?Pop
ClassicalRapJazz
Rock Heavy Metal
GENRE
What kind of books do you like?Realistic Fiction
Historical FictionFantasyMystery
Science FictionPoetry
InformationalBiography
GENRE
What does genre mean?
Type or kind of literature
FICTION
A made up story that is meant to be entertaining; the characters can be like real people or have pretend qualities
REALISTIC FICTION
A story that uses fictional characters, but it could really happen
REALISTIC FICTION
HISTORICAL FICTION
A story that takes place in a specific time period; often the setting is a real place in the past, but the characters
are made up
HISTORICAL FICTION
FANTASY
A story that is not possible and may include talking animals or magic
FANTASY
MYSTERY
A story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end
MYSTERY
SCIENCE FICTION
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology—like robots, time travel,
and futuristic machines
SCIENCE FICTION
POETRY
Verse written to inspire the reader; it often uses rhythm and rhyme
POETRY
NONFICTION
If fiction means made up or pretend, what does nonfiction mean?
A set of facts about real people, places, or ideas that
are meant to be informational
Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics
INFORMATIONAL
INFORMATIONAL
BIOGRAPHY
The story of a person’s life that has been written by another person
What’s an autobiography?
BIOGRAPHY
AUTOBIOGRAPHY