Name That Genre!
A story about a detective who solves crimes and helps catch criminals.
mystery/detective fiction
True or false.
The main idea is always explicit in the text.
False. You have to use details to determine the main idea.
True or false.
Edgar Allan Poe was a fictional detective.
What does the word, fiction, mean?
Something that is not real/not true
Write the verb in the past tense.
walk
walked
A novel with a setting in the past that talks about fictional people and their lives.
historical fiction
Determine the main idea of the text.
Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective. He lives in London, England. He wears a special hat and uses a magnifying glass. Sherlock looks closely at small clues to solve hard mysteries.
A. Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective who uses clues to solve mysteries.
B. Fictional detectives are important to solve crimes.
C. Sherlock Holmes needs special clothes to solve mysteries.
D. London, England is where Sherlock Holmes lives.
A. Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective who uses clues to solve mysteries.
Write the names of two fictional detectives.
Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin, Hercule Poirot, Dr. Watson
What is a detective?
A detective is a person who investigates mysteries/crimes.
Write the verb in the past tense. go
went
A story about a princess who saves a dragon from a magical castle.
fantasy
Determine the main idea of the text.
Police dogs use their noses to help people. They can smell things that humans cannot smell. These smart dogs find missing people, track criminals, and locate hidden items. They are very important helpers for the police force.
Police dogs use their strong sense of smell to help the police force.
Write the names of two real authors who wrote detective fiction.
Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
What is an author?
A person who writes literature.
What is a verb?
An action word.
A word that expressed an action.
A story about aliens that come to Earth.
science fiction
Determine the main idea of the text.
Fingerprints are the lines on the tips of your fingers. No two people have the exact same fingerprints. Even identical twins have different prints. Police officers collect fingerprints at crime scenes to identify who was in the room.
Everyone has unique fingerprints, which helps police identify people.
What does a fictional detective do?
They solve crimes. They investigate crimes. They find clues to solve crimes.
What is a biography?
A non-fiction book about a person's life.
Write the verb in the past tense.
think
thought
What is a genre?
A way to classify types of literature. A specific type of writing/literature.
True or False.
The main idea is always supported by details from the text.
True
True or False.
A fictional detective can be a real person.
False
What does main idea mean?
The big and most important idea of the text.
Write the verb in the past tense.
write
wrote