Genre HW #1 (Matching)

Name: ______Hour: _____

GENRE CHARACTERISTICS / GENRE VOCABULARY
  1. ______This genre is a type of nonfiction. It is a true story about a person’s life, written by another person.
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  1. AUTOBIOGRAPHY

  1. ______This genre is a type of fiction. It has magic and magical creatures.
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  1. BIOGRAPHY

  1. ______This genre is a type of nonfiction. It is a true story about a person’s life, written by that person.
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  1. FANTASY

  1. ______This genre is a type of fiction. It is set in today’s time period. It sounds like it could have really happened but it is completely made up.
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  1. SCIENCE FICTION

  1. ______This type of story or book is true. It is based on real facts and events that actually happened. It might be about an important event or something in nature.
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  1. RESEARCH

  1. ______This genre is a type of fiction. It has a lot of foreshadowing or cliff hangers, there is usually a crime or secret to be solved.
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  1. REALISTIC FICTION

  1. ______This genre is a type of fiction. It was passed down through generations by being told aloud. It has at least one animal that talks for a main character. They are usually short. There is a lesson the reader should learn stated directly in the story.
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  1. HISTORICAL FICTION

  1. _____ This genre is a type of fiction. It is set in an important time period from the past. Some of the people or events might be true, however most of the story is made up. It is a mix of fact and fiction.
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  1. MYSTERY

  1. ______This genre is fiction. It was passed down through generations by being told aloud. These usually come from Greece or Rome. The characters are usually gods, goddesses, or legends. The stories usually explain something about earth or nature.
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  1. FABLE

  1. ______This genre is fiction. It usually has a lot of advanced technology. Sometimes it’s set in the future. There may be aliens or time travel, although not always.
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  1. MYTH