1. Genre: a distinctive category of literary composition
Literature Genre: marked by distinctive style, form and content. One is just right for YOU!

2. Are You for Real?
NON-FICTION: real, factual, deals with actual people, places, and events
FICTION: unreal, not true, not factual, a made up story

3. Biography Story of a real person’s life Form of nonfiction (true)
Bios means life
Graphe means to write
Author must do research by interviewing the subject or those who knew the subject

4. Realistic Fiction Form of fiction (not true)
Accurately reflects life as it could be lived today
Everything in the story could happen to real people living in our natural physical world
The characters have normal human characteristics
Story may be set in real places, but the story is NOT based on history

5. Autobiography Form of nonfiction (true) Story of a real person’s life
Auto means self
Bios means life
Graphe means to write
Written by the person the story is about
Author does not need to do research
Author shares how he/she feels and what he/she thinks

6. Historical Fiction Form of fiction (not true)
Based on historical events
Authentic settings
Characters portrayed in realistic manner
Some characters may be actual people from history, but the story is fictional
Artistic mix of fiction and historical fact

7. Science Fiction Form of fiction (not true)
Contains some sort of scientific element, such as
Outer space
Medicine
Technology
Within the realm of possibility
Characters have some believable traits/qualities

8. Fantasy Form of fiction (not true)
Contains one or more of the following:
supernatural occurrences
characters with magical powers
things with magical powers
animals with human characteristics
real people in fantastic places
fantastic creatures or characters in real situations

9. High Fantasy Form of fiction (not real)
Good vs. evil (supernatural/evil forces)
Story written in a series of books/ volumes
Coming- of- age themes
Include fantastical elements, such as:
Elves and dwarves
Magic
Wizards
Invented languages
quests

10. Mystery Form of fiction (not true)
Story revolves around a puzzle/problem
Characters deal with the solution to a puzzle/problem, such as
finding a missing item/person
unraveling a secret
rationalize an event that is not explained
Contains clues/hints that help the characters and readers solve the puzzle/problem

11. Folktales Form of fiction (not true) Story that teaches a lesson
Contain the beliefs and customs of a region or country
Original story is modified to make it more interesting or more humorous
Present larger-than-life characters and very unusual happenings

12. Fables Form of fiction (not true) Type of folktale
Ends in a moral or lesson
Characters are animals that talk and act like humans
A character usually represents a single human characteristic, such as a fox being symbolic of a trickster

13. Legend Form of fiction (not true)
Stories written about a real life hero and his/her mighty deeds
Mix of fiction and historical facts that have been creatively altered to encourage moral conduct and right choices
Leaves questions/wonder in the reader’s minds (Did Mike Fink really wrestle a grizzly bear?)

14. Myths Form of fiction (not true)
Pertains to the actions of the gods and/or goddesses
Characters are super-natural beings with human emotions and qualities
Plot may involve interplay between worlds (this world and previous/original world)

15. Classics Form of fiction (not true)
Timelessness: enjoyed by readers from generation to generation
Deals with universal themes and experiences that relate to readers, such as:
love conquers all
good vs. evil
rags to riches
Communicates ideas across cultures
Unforgettable characters