a true story of someone's life that was written by someone else
What is biography
100
a made-up story that could have happened
What is realistic fiction
100
A really old story about a person whose size or skill has been exaggerated for the purpose of humor
What is a tall tale
100
The Outsiders would qualify as this subgenre
What is realistic fiction
200
a true story
What is nonfiction
200
a made-up story with characters set in a past time period like during a war, for example.
What is historical fiction
200
a story that deals with the future, aliens, technology, or time travel.
What is science fiction
200
Stories involving gods or goddesses that is meant to explain something about the world that is difficult to understand
What is myth
200
Harry Potter and Twilight are both examples of this subgenre
What is fantasy
300
old stories that have been passed down through speaking and have been adapted
What is folklore or folktale
300
a story that has witches, ghosts, vampires, superheroes or any other magical elements
What is fantasy
300
a really really short story with animals as the main characters and a moral/lesson at the end
What is a fable
300
a story that often begins "once upon a time" and has no author, and it has been told and retold for many years.
What is fairy tale
300
Your science book qualifies as this subgenre because you are learning about something.
What is informational writing
400
a type of writing that is focused on beauty and is written in stanzas or another specific format.
What is poetry or poems
400
a type of writing that is typically instructional, like a textbook
What is informational writing
400
a type of play that ends in death and sadness
What is tragedy
400
a type of play that has a happy ending and is often funny.
What is a comedy
400
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech falls into this subgenre
What is persuasive
500
a play or script
What is drama?
500
a true story written about the life of a person, and written by that same person
What is autobiography
500
Writing that is meant to convince someone of something - an argument
What is persuasive writing
500
an old story of a person who is real, but over time who they are has changed and is sometimes exaggerated, though not for humor - Robin Hood for example
What is Legend
500
The Tortoise and the Hare fit into this subgenre because of the lesson at the end.