Setting
Characters
Authors
What's It For?
Tip Off!
100

This setting is in the past.

Historical Fiction

100

In this genre, animals talk and act like people.

Fantasy or Fairytale

100

This genre has many authors, passed down from generation to generation verbally

 (folk tale) or Fairytale

100

This genre teaches a lesson.

 (fables) or folktales

100

Facts about a person's life

Biography or Autobiography

200

This setting can be imaginary

Fantasy or Fairy Tale

200

This type of genre often has princes or princesses or magical characters Ex. Cinderella

 fairy tales

200

Someone writes about his or her own life in this genre

Autobiography

200

This is another way to describe a non-fiction book -- look at the genre categories..... :)

Informational

200

This genre has a rhythm or a beat

Poetry

300

Settings in this genre are real with real people.

Historical fiction, biography or autobiography

300

Characters do impossible things that could not really happen in real life (for example, fly around).

Fantasy

300

This story was originally not written down

Folk tale or fairytale

300

This genre is for giving us information on a topic of study.

Informational

300

Crime to be solved

Mystery

400

This genre like to teach a lesson.  Ex. Goldilocks

Fairytale

400

This genre contains information about real things.

Nonfiction

400

This genre's author writes about others' lives, not their own.

Biography

400

Good overcomes evil and the princess is rescued by her prince!

Fairytales

400

A story that is meant to be acted out on the stage

Play

500

The setting of the story could be a real place but the story is made up and happens today.

Realistic fiction

500

This genre has characters that are solving problems using clues. Ex. Scooby Doo

Mystery

500

The authors in this genre love to rhyme their words.

Poetry

500

This genre allows you to see inside a person's life from their own point of view, not someone else's.

Autobiography

500

This genre might include magic, monsters, or strange creatures

Fantasy

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