Fiction
Non-Fiction
More Fiction
100
a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story
What is a mystery?
100
A story of a real person's life written by another person
What is a biography?
100
The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew are examples.
What is mystery?
200
A story using made-up characters that could happen in real life
What is realistic fiction?
200
The story of a real person's life that they wrote themselves.
What is an autobiography?
200
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid books would be an example
What is Realistic Fiction?
300
A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up.
What is historical fiction?
300
A type of text that provides facts about different topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather)
What is an informational text?
300
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology (robots, time machines, etc.)
What is science fiction?
400
Story has parts that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers. A way to think of this genre is MAKE BELIEVE.
What is fantasy?
400
A story a person writes about themselves, but only covers a short time in their life.
What is a memoir?
400
Johnny Tremain would be an example
What is historical fiction?
500
Stories passed down from one group to another.
What is traditional literature?
500
Written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader. May rhyme to help convey meaning.
What is a poetry?
500
Includes folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales and myths from different cultures.
What is traditional literature?
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