1. Genres By Mr. S

2. Autobiography ► The story of a real person’s life that is written by that person

3. Historic Fiction ► A fictional story with real and invented characters that takes place during a historical time

4. Realistic Fiction ► A story using made-up characters that takes place in modern times

5. Nonfiction ► A story based on true facts, not made up

6. Folktale ► Story passed on by word of mouth that teaches a lesson on how to behave (honesty or greed)

7. Tall Tale ► Tells the adventures of a larger-than-life hero

8. Myth ► Tells about gods and goddesses

9. Fable ► Short story that states a moral at the end

10. Fairy Tale ► A story with fantasy characters that ends with a happy ending

11. Fantasy ► Includes impossible events such as talking animals or magical powers

12. Mystery ► Suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story

13. Pourquoi Tale A pourquoi tale explains why something in nature came to be.