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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