Genre Fun
a type of fantasy that includes science technology (robots, time travel, machines)
What is Science Fiction?
A suspenseful story about a puzzling e vent that is not solved until the end of the story.
What is a Mystery?
A story that uses fictional characters, but all the events could actually happen.
What is realistic fiction?
Verse written to create a response of thought and feeling; it often uses rhythm and rhyme
What is Poetry?
A story that explains (in a fictional way) how things in nature came to be; the characters are often gods or goddesses
What is Mythology?
This is the main word for a genre that means not real
What is fiction?
This is the main word for the genre that means the story is real or true
What is non-fiction
texts that provide facts about a variety of topics
What is informational?
a story of a real person's life that has been written by another person
what is a biography?
The Boy Who Cried Wolf is an example of this genre?
What is a folktale?
a story that is not possible and may include talking animals or magical powers
What is fantasy?
What is adventure?
a fictional story that takes place in a specific time period; often much of the story is real, but the characters are made up
What is Historical Fiction
A story of a real person's life that is written by that person
What is an autobiography?
The 3 Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf is an example of this genre?
What is fairytale?
a story that uses exaggerated characters and events to explain how something was created
What is a Tall Tale
A story passed down in spoken words; usually the author is unknown and there are often many versions of the tale
What is a Folktale?
A short tale that teaches a lesson or has a moral; animals are the main characters
What is a fable?
This genre is the American version of mythology
What is Tall Tales?
The Tortoise and the Hare is an example of this genre
What is fable?
Name a book that is both a mystery and realistic fiction
Answers may vary- A to Z mysteries, Cam Jansen etc.
Name a book or book series that is both fantasy and adventure
Answers may vary--Harry Potter, Land of Stories etc
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
A biography is a book about someone's life written by someone besides that person and an autobiography is a book about someone's life written by that someone!
Tell one way that Mythology and Tall Tales are similar to each other
They are both stories that explain how things came to be
How are historical fiction and realistic fiction similar?
They are the similar in that the characters are made up, but the events either could actually happen or did actually happen!