Book Genres
Book Genres
Author's Purpose
Book Titles
Misc.
100
Deals with information or events that did not actually occur. The content is made up by the author.
What is fiction?
100
Deals with information or events that actually occurred. The content is completely factual and true.
What is nonfiction?
100
Fiction books are written to do this (persuade, entertain, inform).
What is entertain?
100
I Love to Laugh: A Story About my Life
What is nonfiction (autobiography)
100
The author's purpose of a commercial or magazine ad.
What is persuade?
200
Made-up stories that could never happen in real life with things like magic or talking animals.
What is fantasy?
200
A true story of someone’s life written by another person.
What is biography?
200
Nonfiction books are written to do this (persuade, entertain, inform).
What is inform?
200
My Teacher is From Mars
What is fiction (science fiction)
200
Stories with some truth in them that take place in the past and are from the author’s imagination
What is historical fiction?
300
A true story written about the author’s own life.
What is autobiography?
300
A type of fiction with robots, time machines, and other technology.
What is science fiction?
300
When the author want to tell the reader a story or amuse the reader.
What is entertain?
300
Monkeys that Talk
What is fiction (fantasy)?
300
The 3 reasons an author writes a story (aka the author's purpose).
What is persuade, inform, or entertain?
400
Book written with facts to teach the reader something.
What is information?
400
Stories that can be true to life but are mostly from the author’s imagination
What is realistic fiction?
400
When the author give the reader facts or tries to teach the reader something.
What is inform?
400
Oceans: A Story about the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
What is nonfiction (information)?
400
The 3 genres of nonfiction
What is autobiography, biography, information?
500
A suspenseful story with clues that aren’t solved until the end.
What is mystery?
500
Old stories that were passed down orally over time like fairy tales, myths, legends, fables, and folktales.
What is Traditional Literature?
500
When the author tries to convince the reader of something or to change the reader's opinion of something.
What is persuade
500
Ben Franklin: The Story of His Life
What is nonfiction (biography)
500
The 6 genres of fiction.
What is science fiction, historical fiction, realistic fiction, mystery, fantasy, traditional lit?
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