Genre Jeopardy

Fiction

100

Stories that did not really happen, but are based on historical events.

Title Example: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 by Lauren Tarshis

What is Historical Fiction?

200

Stories that are made up, but could happen in real life.

Title Example: Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary

What is realistic fiction?

300

A made-up story based on

scientific devices or technology of the future (space travel,time travel,robots, etc.)

Title Example: The Wild Robotby Peter Brown

What is science fiction?

400

A story with imaginative characters or events that could not happen in real life.

Title Example: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

What is fantasy?

Secret Category

100

A story about a crime, secret or other event that is puzzling.

Series Example: Encyclopedia Brown By Donald Sobol

What is a mystery?

200

A type of writing in which words have a lot of rhythm,
often written in language that shows imagination and feeling

Title Example:Where the Sidewalk Endsby Shel Silverstein

What is poetry?

300

A story where the events are more extraordinary than everyday life. May involve danger, risk and excitement.

Title Example:Hatchetby Gary Paulsen

What is adventure?

400

Writing that uses art and text in a sequential format to
tell a story. 

Title Example: Smile by Raina Telgemeier or Diary of a wimpy kid

What is a graphic novel?

500

Stories that are passed down by word of mouth.

Examples:

*Tall Tales*Fairy Tales*Legends*Fables*Myths

What is a Folk Tail?

Folk Tales

100

A fanciful and imaginary tale about people,
fairies, animals or things that have magical powers.

Title Example::Beauty and the Beast

What is a Fairy Tale?

200

A traditional story about Gods, heroes,
and supernatural beings that explains real events or cultural beliefs.

Title Example:Treasury of Greek Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli

What is Mythology?

300

A humorous and exaggerated story that teaches a moral or lesson in which the main character is larger than life.The character could be made up or a real person.

Title Example::John Henry by Julius Lester

What is a Tall Tale?

400

A short story that teaches a lesson
about human nature.Usually with animals that speak and act like humans

Title Example: Turtoise an the Hare

What is a fable?

500

A story handed down for many years that is based on real events, but are not entirely true. Although the people really lived, sometimes they are given
almost “superhero” status. 

Title Example: The Legend of Johnny Appleseed by Lauren Tarshis

What is a legend?

Nonfiction

100

An informational text that is factual and written to inform the reader about a particular topic.

Title Example: Planets by Ellen Hasbrouck

What is nonfiction?

200

The story of a person’s life written by another person.

Title Example:Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr. by Bonnie Bader

What is a biography?

300

The story of a person’s life written by that person. 

Title Example: I am Malalaby Malala Yousafzai

What is an autobiography?

400

A personal account of one’s life experiences.A memoir focuses on one specific aspect of the writer’s life.

Title Example: Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

What is a memoir?