1. Genres

2. Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Horror
Mythology
Legends
Fantasy
Folklore
Drama
Nonfiction
Autobiography
Biography
Poetry

3. Historical Fiction
Fictional story that deals with historical facts in some element. The characters may be made up, as well as the dialogue, but it is based on facts.
Example:Titanic, Fever 1763, Gods and Generals.

4. Science Fiction Fiction based on science and technology.
Examples: Star Wars, Back to the Future, The Time Machine

5. Realistic Fiction
Fiction that is based on reality. This is not to be confused with “reality tv” because that is NOT the real world.
Example: The Last Song, Walk to Remember

6. Horror
Scary stories- deals with the supernatural or scary things that spook you.
Example: Stephen King, James Patterson

7. Mythology
Stories that explain how something came to be. These must contain the gods and goddesses to be a myth.

8. Legends
Stories based originally on facts, but have been exaggerated and “blown up” to be larger than life.

9. Fantasy
Story about a make believe world. Usually involves, dragons, warlocks, witches, etc

10. Folktales
Stories that have been passed down through the generations. Originally told orally, but eventually written for preservation.
Examples: Paul Bunyon, John Henry

11. Drama Plays, stories to be performed on a stage
Example: William Shakespeare

12. Nonfiction
Things we read that are true. These can be in the form of a textbook, newspaper article, book, etc.

13. Autobiography
Life story about someone written by that person. Auto=self bio=life graphy=written
Example: Eat, Love, Pray

14. Biography
Story written about someone’s life but written by someone else.
Example:

15. Poetry
When an author uses compressed language to portray an idea. Not prose, which is the regular written word. They use vivid words, figurative language, imagery, meter, rhyme, etc.