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Fiction Genres
Nonfiction Genres
Fiction or Nonfiction
Which fiction genre?
Which nonfiction genre?
100
A script that must be acted out.
What is a play?
100
A story about a person's life written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
100
It may be about real or imaginary places.
What is fiction?
100
"Once upon a time, there was a poor little girl who lived with her wicked stepmother and hideous looking stepsisters."
What is a fairy tale?
100
Dear Mary, I was so delighted to receive your message. All is well here....
What is a letter?
200
An old story that has a moral and the main characters are usually animals.
What is a fable?
200
An daily or weekly article with facts about what's happening in the world.
What is a newspaper?
200
A story that has a plot--beginning, middle, and end.
What is fiction?
200
Harry Potter was chosen to be the youngest Seeker ever; he was excited to find out that his father was also a great Wizard and was also chosen to be seeker.
What is fantasy?
200
Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, New York Times
What is the newspaper?
300
A story that takes place in the future and usually deals with technology.
What is science fiction?
300
A book that teaches you how to make a variety of dishes such as chicken stir fry, spaghetti, and fried chicken wings.
What is a cookbook?
300
A story that has at least one character.
What is fiction?
300
Zeus was not happy with his children who had disobeyed his commands. He threw down his lightning bolt and fire spread all over Earth.
What is a myth?
400
A story made up story that could really happen and takes place in the present.
What is realistic fiction?
400
A story about a person's life written by another person.
What is biography?
400
It may or may not have a story.
What is nonfiction?
400
The boy knew his mother would be worried. He gathered everything he could from the plane wreck and headed south using the compass his mother had given him. These mountains were unfamiliar to him, but he knew his only way of ever making it home was to navigate South of where the plane had crash.
What is action-adventure?
400
A book of maps.
What is an atlas?
500
A made up story that uses history as it's setting.
What is historical fiction?
500
A book with tons of information about a particular school subject.
What is a textbook?
500
It's always about real places or events and gives dates when events happened.
What is nonfiction?
500
Sherlock Holmes had yet again investigated the scene of the crime and came to the realization that he was correct all along. He knew he had to call Watson right a way.
What is mystery?
500
"Anne Frank: Before the Diary" Written by John Doe
What is biography?