1. Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013

2. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea

3. SCIENCE FICTION Story tells about science or tech in the future

4. REALISTIC FICTION Not true but is believable

5. HISTORICAL FICTION Stories with make believe characters and events in real historical settings

6. MYSTERY Story about a mysterious event not explained until the end; suspense

7. Fantasy Setting of story is in a make believe world

8. FOLKLORE/FOLK TALES Stories that are told over many generations Ex.: Fables Fairy Tales Legends Myths

9. AUTOBIOGRAPHY Writing about your own life

10. BIOGRAPHY Writing about someone else’s life

11. Let’s Test Your Wits! 1. 2. 3.