Genres
Structures
Features
Elements
Hybrid genres
100

This type of narrative text tells the story of something that is relatable to the audience but is pure fiction.

What is contemporary realistic fiction?

100

This informational text structure includes details about a person, event, object, animal, etc.

What is descriptive?

100

These are included in informational text to alert the reader of the main idea of the next paragraph or section.

What are headings?

100

These are included in the exposition of a narrative text.

What are characters and setting?

100

This hybrid genre includes some accurate information from the past but is embedded in a fictitious storyline.

What is historical fiction?

200

This narrative genre tells the love story of two characters.

What is romance?

200

This informational text structure includes words such as first, next, then, or last.

What is sequential or chronological?

200

These vocabulary terms often appear in a darker font.

What are bolded words?

200

You are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning.But here you are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar, although the details are fuzzy.

What is 2nd person point of view?

200

What is fiction based on facts related to physics, chemistry, or astronomy, embedded in a narrative story?

What is science fiction?

300

This genre tells the story of an imagined society usually with some suffering or injustices.

What is dystopian?

300

This text structures refers to the similarities and differences between to people, ideas, objects, events, etc.

What is compare and contrast?

300

This list of chapters is included at the beginning of an informational text or chapter book.

What is the table of contents?

300
The words characters say to one another.

What is dialogue?

300

This genre tells the life or experiences of a real person.

What is a biography?

400

This genre tells the tale of a character embarking on a trip or experience.

What is adventure?

400

This text structure might include cue words such as because, since, or as a result.

What is cause and effect?

400

These are included under a photograph or table, chart, graph, or diagram, and serve as a label.

What are captions?

400

Fitting in, coming of age, overcoming challenges, working hard toward a goal, just to name a few.

What are themes?

400

This genre tells the life story or experiences of an individual written in first person.

What is an autobiography or memoir?

500

This genre usually involves a poor, but brave hero or heroine that goes on an adventure and usually finds good fortune.

What is a fairytale?

500

This text structure would present a dilemma or challenge and the ending result.

What is problem and solution?

500

These features appear outside of the main body of text and often explain or clarify ideas for the reader.

What are sidebars?

500

Name seven story elements/

What are characters, setting, plot, point of view, theme, conflict, and style?

500

This tells of an event, describes a person, or era using a lyrical format.

What is poetry or verse?