Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea.

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Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford

INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea

SCIENCE FICTION Story tells about science or tech in the future

REALISTIC FICTION Not true but is believable

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

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

Fantasy Setting of story is in a make believe world

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

AUTOBIOGRAPHY Writing about your own life

BIOGRAPHY Writing about someone else’s life

Let’s Test Your Wits!