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Name that Genre
Key Words
Vocabulary Terms
Clues
Wildcard
100

This genre often involves travel to some place in the future.

What is science fiction?

100
This genre is indicated by words like "spooky" or "eerie."
What is horror?
100
Literature that describes imaginary events and people.
What is fiction?
100
Your first impression of a book. A good place to start "judging" a book and looking for genre clues.
What is the cover?
100
Historical fiction is most like this genre, just set in the past.
What is realistic fiction?
200
This genre depends on magic to explain the impossible.
What is fantasy?
200
The words danger, risk, and survival might tell you a book is this genre.
What is adventure?
200
A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. "Kind"
What is a genre?
200

Three places you might find a synopsis.

What is the back of a book, the inside cover, or in Destiny library catalog?

200

Books may sometimes belong to more than one genre. If this is true, we say that the genres are __________ together.

What is blended?

300
Other names for this genre include "crime" and "whodunit."
What is mystery?
300

Words indicating a theme of family, school life, or sports might be indicating a book in this genre.

What is realistic fiction?

300

A brief summary of a novel where you might read key words.

What is synopsis? 

300
These are important pieces of information you read in the synopsis or in random selections from the book that help identify the genre.
What are key words?
300
This is a word we use to indicate when an explanation of a book would give away the ending.
What is a spoiler?
400
This genre is silly and can blend in with any other genre.
What is humor?
400
One of the categories is also a key word indicating this genre.
What is mystery?
400

The general character or attitude of a piece of writing. The "mood."

What is theme or tone?

400

This is what it is called when someone gives you their own impression or opinion of a book.

What is a book review?

400
These two genres are specifically written to make the reader feel a certain way.
What are horror and humor?
500

These stories have lots of action as the character(s) embark on a journey/quest and often have an enemy.

What is adventure?

500

What kind of key words usually mean a book is historical fiction?

What are dates in the past?

500
Often present in mysteries, this is a warning or hint at a future event.
What is foreshadowing?
500

The brief bullet points in the library catalog "Explore!" section are also known as these.

What are subjects or tags?

500

An intelligent robot named Edgar travels back in time by flying into a black hole and ends up in England in the year 565 CE where he must solve the mysterious magical murder of Merlin the mage before the killer zombie strikes again, all while trying to survive as his battery runs out. This synopsis tells you about a book of which genre?

What is science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, mystery, horror, and adventure?