Fictional Genres
Books in this genre did not actually happen, but could happen in real life
What is Realistic Fiction?
The main component of Non-fiction Books
What is accurate, factual information?
Format or Genre: Picture books
What is a Format?
The book Wonder is about a child with facial deformities who enters public school and learns to make friends while also dealing with bullies.
What is Realistic Fiction?
Where and when the story takes place
What is the Setting?
Books in this genre have accurate historical elements, but are not based on a true story, did not actually happen in the past.
What is Historical Fiction?
These books are accounts of someone's life written by someone else.
What is Biography?
This is the characteristics within the book.
What is Genre?
The book Chasing Vermeer is about two kids who are trying to solve the mystery of a stolen piece of artwork.
What is Mystery?
The story's series of events
What is Plot?
In this genre, the characters work to solve a crime or mystery
What is Mystery?
These books are accounts of someone's life written by that person
What is Autobiography?
This is the arrangement or type of book. It can contain any genre of writing.
What is Format?
The book I am Malala is a true story, written by Malala, about her experience fighting for the educational rights of women in Pakistan.
What is Autobiography?
Uses the five senses to add detail to the writing
What is sensory details?
Books in this genre involve magic, mythical creatures, or elements that can not happen in real life
What is Fantasy?
Books in this genre are factual, straight-forward, and used for research
What is Informational Texts?
Format or Genre: Comics
What is a Format?
The Crossover is a book written in stanzas and verses
What is Poetry?
What the character or narrator who is telling the story can see
What is Point of View?
Books in this genre take place in an imagined setting and the setting it unpleasant or bad. There is usually a totalitarian leader.
What is Dystopian?
Books in this genre are factual, but told in a story format to connect better with the reader
What is Narrative Non-fiction?
Format or Genre: Autobiographies
What is a Genre?
The Hunger Games is a story about an imagined society in the future in which members of each district are forced to fight
What is Dystopian?
The underlying message of the story
What is theme?