Definitions
Definitions
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What Genre is this?
100
What is Genre?
A genre is a specific type of music, film, or writing.
100
A form of nonfiction in which a writer tells his/her own life story.
Autobiography
100
Science Fiction → Fictional story that combines elements of fantasy and scientific facts. Often set in the future.
True
100
Cat in the Hat Fiction, Non-Fiction
Fiction
200
What is Fiction?
A story that is not real. It uses made-up characters; includes fantasy, realistic, historical, mystery and science fiction.
200
What is poetry? It usually uses r_______ and r_________
verse written to create an emotional response. It often uses rhythm and rhyme.
200
A short story usually with animals as characters that teaches a lesson or moral.
Fable
200
Which genre include stories with characters who try to solve a crime or unexplained event?
Mystery
200
Junie B Jones is a _____________ fiction book.
Realistic Fiction
300
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology. For example, robots, time machines, etc.
Science Fiction
300
Informational texts that provide facts about a variety of topics. For example: Sports, animals, science, history, etc.
Non Fiction
300
"There are 9 planets in the solar system" What type of story is this? Biography, fantasy, non fiction, fiction, Drama
Non fiction
300
Some slide Some Glide some bide their time What is this?
Poetry
300
Harry Potter Fantasy, Biography, Non-fiction, Fiction, Mystery
_____________, ____________, ____________
400
A story written in dialogue that is intended to be performed.
Drama!
400
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
Mystery
400
A highly imaginative story that contains magic, creatures, or other supernatural heroes etc.
Fantasy
400
Name one subcategories of non-fiction
Biography, autobiography
400
A legend about "La Llorona" is ____________
Traditional
500
What is the difference between a Biography and an Autobiography?
Biography is a story of a persons life written by someone else. Autobiography is written by the same person.
500
A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past.
Historical Fiction
500
If you're experiencing a piece of fiction that's being performed on stage, joining monologues and dialogues by characters with stage directions, then what kind of fiction are you experiencing?
Drama
500
Name three subcategories of Fiction
Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama, Historical Fiction.
500
A fable is a story that gives you a moral... Fables are part of what genre?
Traditional !
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