CHARACTERISTICS OF GENRE
VOCABULARY
ONE-WORD DEFINITION
TRADITIONAL LITERATURE
NAME THE BOOK'S GENRE
100
Name the genre that involves a crime scene.
What is mystery?
100
The story of someone's life written by a different person.
What is biography?
100
Genre
What is "type"?
100
The best known type of folktales, these are sometimes called "magic stories." Some examples are Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.
What is Fairy tale?
100
Ten True Tales: World War II Heroes by Allen Zullo; Lt. Col. James Rudder and his Rangers are climbing a 100-foot-high cliff on a secret D-day mission. Pfc. Jack Lucas - just a teenager - is on patrol on Iwo Jima when two grenades land at his feet. Sgt. Forrest Vosler is blinded and wounded from an attack by German fighter planes on his crippled bomber. The world was saved by these and many more real-life heroes.
What is biography or informational?
200
This genre contains a lot of figurative language such as similes and metaphors.
What is poetry?
200
Giving human traits to something that is not human, as in the line of poetry: "The daffodils danced in the wind."
What is personification?
200
Auto
What is "self"?
200
These stories are associated with the American frontier, capture the true essence of the American spirit, and include characters like Paul Bunyan and John Henry.
What is tall tales?
200
The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson; Under Platform 13 in one of London's busiest train stations is an old doorway covered with peeling posters. Behind it is the entrance to a magical kingdom - an island where humans live happily with mermaids, ogres, and mysterious creatures called mistmakers. When the island's young prince is kidnapped, a strange band of rescuers must find him, save him, and return him to the King and Queen.
What is fantasy?
300
This genre is about events that could really happen but they are not true.
What is realistic fiction?
300
A human that has been experimented on and altered in some way.
What is a mutant?
300
Sleuth
What is "detective"?
300
A ___________ is a related body of stories which make up the official beliefs or explanations of a religious system
What is mythology?
300
Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury; Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan and came to America to escape poverty. World War II seems far away for Tomi and his friends - they're too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats. But then Pearl harbor is attacked by the Japanese and the U.S. declares war on Japan. Tomi's father and grandfather are arrested. It's a terrifying time to be Japanese in America.
What is historical fiction?
400
This genre is about an important event that really happened but the story includes characters created by the author.
What is historical fiction?
400
A journey or adventure in which the character must prove his ability in some way.
What is a quest?
400
Memoir
What is "memory"?
400
These stories are based on the acts of real people, but their actions are exaggerated, as in King Arthur and the Sword.
What is legend?
400
Won't Know Till I Get There by Walter Dean Myers; When Steve's parents decide to adopt a foster child, it seems like a good idea. And when Steve decides to show the new kid how tough he is by spray-painting the side of a subway car, that seems like a good idea too. But the foster child turns out to be a thirteen-year-old with a criminal record, and the guys watching Steve spray-paint graffiti turn out to be transit police. Suddenly Steve and the whole gang are serving time, working in an old-aged home with a bunch of feisty and independent senior citizens who refuse to sit still and be stereotyped - by anybody.
What is realistic fiction?
500
This genre is often set in medieval times.
What is fantasy?
500
The time period from about 500-1350 A.D. known for castles, knights, and chivalry.
What is Medieval period (Middle Ages)?
500
Pourquoi
What is "why"?
500
The purpose of this form of traditional literature is to teach a lesson or moral which may or may not be clearly stated at the end of the story.
What is fable?
500
Jack's Run by Roland Smith; When jack Osborne's father was arrested, he agreed to tell the authorities everything he knew about his ex-boss, the ruthless criminal Alonzo Aznar. But betraying a man as powerful as Alonzo has consequences. The Osborne's have spent the last year in hiding, forced to take on new identities and live under close surveillance of the Witness Security Program. With the trial date approaching, Alonso intensifies his hunt for Jack's family. One slipup, and Alonso will find them, making sure no Osborne survives to testify against him.
What is mystery?
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