Genre

Etymology: french Genre meaning “type” or “sort”

On the back of your genre notes create the following…

Historical Fiction Science Fiction

Fantasy Realistic Fiction

Informational Non-Fiction Biography

Autobiography Poetry

Historical Fiction

1. Fiction (not true, fake, made up)2. Set in a true historic event

Science Fiction

1. Fiction (not true, fake, made up)2. Contains scientific elements

Fantasy

1. Fiction (not true, fake, made up)2. Contains elements of magic

Realistic Fiction

1. Fiction (not true, fake, made up)2. Story could happen in the real world

Informational Non-Fiction

1. Non-fiction (real)2. A source of factual information about a

subject

Biography

1. Non-fiction (real)2. The story of a person’s life told by another

person

Autobiography

1. Non-fiction (real)2. The story of a person’s life told by his or

herself

Poetry

1. Found in the non-fiction section of the library2. Composed of carefully chosen words to

express a deeper meaning