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READING GENRES

READING GENRES. Webb 10/06. TRADITIONAL LITERATURE. STORIES THAT ARE PASSED DOWN FROM ONE GROUP TO ANOTHER IN HISTORY. THIS INCLUDES: Folktales Legends Fables Fairy tales Tall tales Myths. REALISTIC FICTION. REALISTIC FICTION USES MADE – UP CHARACTERS BUT COULD HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE.

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READING GENRES

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  1. READING GENRES Webb 10/06

  2. TRADITIONAL LITERATURE STORIES THAT AREPASSED DOWN FROM ONE GROUP TO ANOTHERIN HISTORY. THIS INCLUDES: • Folktales • Legends • Fables • Fairy tales • Tall tales • Myths

  3. REALISTIC FICTION REALISTIC FICTION USES MADE – UP CHARACTERS BUT COULD HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE.

  4. SCIENCE FICTION A type of fantasy that uses science and technology. (robots, time machines, etc.)

  5. POETRY Poetry is verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme.

  6. MYSTERY A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.

  7. INFORMATIONAL Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.)

  8. HISTORICAL FICTION A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author’s imagination.

  9. FANTASY A story including elements that are impossible such astalking animals or magical powers.

  10. BIOGRAPHY The story of a real person’s life written by another person.

  11. AUTOBIOGRAPHY The story of a real person’s life that iswritten by that person.

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