What's my (sub)Genre?
John Henry retold by Elijah Newman (Born with a hammer in his hand and came out swinging it. When he was a baby, he built his own crib. As a toddler, he got sick of sharing his bedroom with his sister, so he built his own house. As an adult, he laid track for the railway and was renowned as the best steel driver in the world. His abilities are put to the test when he is challenged to race against a steam-powered drill through a mountain)
What is a Tall Tale?
One of the following is considered a Tall Tale: a) Johnny Appleseed b) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone c) The Last Kids on Earth
What is a) Johnny Appleseed?
I am a book about aliens. Someone found me in the historical fiction section at the library. Put me in the correct section:
What is Science Fiction?
A book with a unicorn on its cover belongs to this subgenre
What is Fantasy?
I am a sub-genre that is meant to haunt readers due to stories involving ghosts, vampires, and other scary topics.
What is horror? (Fiction)
The Time Hackers by Gary Paulsen (When someone uses futuristic technology to play pranks on twelve-year-old Dorso Clayman, he and his best friend set off on a supposedly impossible journey through space and time trying to stop the gamesters who are endangering the universe).
What is Science Fiction?
One of the following titles is considered Science Fiction: a) Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren b) The Wizard of Oz c) Aliens Stole my Body
What is c) Aliens Stole my Body?
I am a book written about events that actually happened to real people. Someone found me in the Fantasy section at the library. Put me in the correct section:
What is nonfiction?
I have a tortoise and a hare on my cover. Both of them can talk. Identify the sub-genre to which I belong
What is fable?
A memoir is a type of this:
What is autobiography?
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (The mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto).
What is a Fairytale?
One of these titles is considered Realistic Fiction: a) Noah and the Space Ark b) The Hunger Games c) The Bridge to Terabithia
I am a book written about something that happened in my author's life. I was recently found between Pinocchio and Puff, the Magic Dragon. Please return me to the correct section:
What is Autobiography?
I have a picture of an old woman telling stories to a group of young children sitting in a circle around her. The genre to which I belong is:
What is Folklore?
Something that could happen but did not:
What is Realistic Ficiton?
"If a Tree Falls" adapted by Stan Tanner (A short story of a buck. The buck was admiring his horns in the water's reflection and feeling bad about his skinny legs. Then a hunter tries to kill him. As the buck tries to escape, his big horns get stuck in some tree branches, but his skinny legs manage to pull him free. The moral is that what is truly valuable is often unappreciated).
What is a Fable? (Folklore)
One of these titles is considered Informational Writing: a) "Solving Intermediate Math Problems: for Students" b) The Cat in the Hat c) "Why Spring is the Best Season"
What is a) "Solving Intermediate Math Problems: for Students?"
I am a book about a young boy in striped pajamas living in a concentration camp during World War II. Someone found me in the mystery section at the library. Please return me to my section:
What is Historical Fiction?
I have a portrait of the 35th President of the United States on my cover. I was written by a historian. To which subgenre do I belong? DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE 35TH PRESIDENT!
What is Biography?
The 35th President was John F. Kennedy!
Suspenseful stories that revolve around a problem that is solved by the end belongs to this sub-genre:
What is Mystery?
Seeing More, Being More by Fletch Carpenter (Fletch gives readers a dose of hard medicine. He believes that most people cause their own problems. Fletch gives advice to readers about solving problems such as bullying, insecurity, & relationship troubles. He does this with a 3-step strategy: letting go of ego, seeing the "real" reality, & finding a role. Some find his work to be offensive, while others enjoy it).
What is Persuasive writing? (nonfiction).
One of these is considered Historical Fiction: a) The Diary of Anne Frank b) The Book Thief c) Divergent
What is b) The Book Thief?
I am a book about the Greek god Hercules. Someone found me in the Realistic Fiction section at the library. Put me in the correct genre AND sub-genre section:
What is a Myth from the Folklore genre?
I have a symbol of a cigarette with a red circle around it and a big red X in the middle of it on my cover. Tell me my sub-genre:
A novel, which is a story between 100 and 600 pages, belongs to this genre:
What is Fiction?