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How can you tell the genre/subgenre of a book?
The cover, the title, the blurb on the back, and the actual events of the novel (plot).
Another word for "genre" is
category
What is the fiction subgenre where the events could never happen in real life? (example: magic)
Fantasy
Informational writing
A story about a real person's life
nonfiction
How can you tell if a writing's subgenre is realistic fiction?
1) It has no science, history, or fantasy focus
2) It seems like it could be a real story, but the people/plot are not well-known or proven
Another word(s) for subgenre is
specific genre/category
What is the subgenre that could be real but is not?
Realistic fiction
Biography
A story about magic and witches
fiction
What is one way you can remember the difference between autobiography and biography?
affixes- auto=self
rhyming- biography= by someone else
connection to automobile-you are the driver of your story
How many genres are there? What are they
2- Fiction and Nonfiction
What is the subgenre that has to do with space, the future, technology, etc..?
Science Fiction
A story of someone's life written by that person is...?
Autobiography
A textbook
nonfiction
What are the two subgenres that can be BOTH Fiction and/or Nonfiction?
mystery and poetry
How many subgenres are there in nonfiction? What are they?
3- informational, biography, and autobiography
What is the subgenre that uses a person, place, or event in the past but then creates a fake story around it?
Historical fiction
How can you identify which nonfiction subgenre a work of writing is?
Answers will vary.
A story about aliens taking over the world
(Science) fiction
Why are genre and subgenre important to learn?
answers will vary.
How many subgenres are there in fiction? What are they?
5- Science fiction, Historical fiction, fantasy, realistic fiction, and traditional literature.
*sometimes horror
What is the fiction subgenre that is orally passed down from generation to generation and often teaches a lesson?
Traditional Literature
Why is Traditional Literature not a subgenre of nonfiction?
The stories have been spread through word of mouth (unreliable) and there are many versions/variations
A story about Martin Luther King, but it takes place in the future
(Historical) fiction