1. GENRES Categories or types of literature

2. Problem situation CluesDetectives Wrong Doers Solution

3. Authentic recreation of another time and place in the past

4. Authentic recreation of another time and place usually in the future Science-based

5. Fast Action SuspenseRisk

6. Realistic setting Evil characters Sinister plots

7. Usually realistic setting Funny characters or plot

8. Magical places and characters Usually good wins in the end

9. Highly believable Present day or recent past

10. MythsLegendsFables Tall tales

11. Conveys an idea through carefully selected words or phrases

12. A story of a person’s life written by another person

13. A story of a person’s life written by the person.

14. Nonfiction (true) Facts Up-to-date knowledge about the real world