Genres

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

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.

Science Fiction

• Fiction based on science and technology.

• Examples: Star Wars, Back to the Future, The Time Machine

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

Horror

• Scary stories- deals with the supernatural or scary things that spook you.

• Example: Stephen King, James Patterson

Mythology

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

Legends• Stories based originally on facts, but have

been exaggerated and “blown up” to be larger than life.

Fantasy

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

Folktales

• Stories that have been passed down through the generations. Originally told orally, but eventually written for preservation.

• Examples: Paul Bunyon, John Henry

Drama

• Plays, stories to be performed on a stage

• Example: William Shakespeare

Nonfiction

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

Autobiography

• Life story about someone written by that person. Auto=self bio=life graphy=written

• Example: Eat, Love, Pray

Biography

• Story written about someone’s life but written by someone else.

• Example:

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.