fiction genres

Realistic Fiction

Realistic fiction is made up of stories that could really happen. The stories are set in modern times.

Examples of Realistic FictionBecause of Winn DixieCrashOwl MoonShilohBridge to TerabithiaBabysitter Club series

Historical FictionHistorical fiction is made up of stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past. Real historical figures and settings may be included in a fiction story.

Examples of Historical FictionNumber the StarsBen and MeThe ButterflySign of the BeaverTitanic CrossingThe Little House Series

Traditional LiteratureTraditional Literature includes stories, myths, and fables that people told one another over the years. Later the stories were written down and passed on to later generations.

Examples of Traditional Literature

Aesop’s FablesBeauty and the BeastThe BunyansCinderellaJohn HenryThe Talking EggsThe Tortoise and the Hare

FantasyFantasy is fiction that has elements that are not real. Sometimes this includes talking animals or characters with magical powers. There’s usually a conflict between good and evil.

Examples of FantasyAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Charlotte’s Web

Percy Jackson Series

Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe

Lord of the Rings

Harry Potter Series

Mystery

Mysteries are stories that have a real setting and a problem to be solved that includes clues, distractions, and an answer to the problem.

Examples of MysteryThe House of Dies Drear

Never Say Die

The Treehouse Mystery

Mystery of the Midnight Message

Encyclopedia Brown Series

Boxcar Children Mysteries

Science FictionScience Fiction is made up of stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology and often space travel.

Examples of Science FictionAliens for Breakfast

A Wrinkle in Time

My Best Friend is Invisible

Star Wars

The Time Machine

HorrorA made-up story that focuses mostly on frightening the reader.

Examples of Horror• Goosebumps series

• Coraline

• Twilight series

• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

• American Chillers series

OverlapBe careful when deciding if a book follows a certain genre. Some books are a combination of genres.

Example: Harry Potter books are considered Fantasy, however these books often are frightening, making it like a Horror genre.

Which Fiction Genre??

1. Stories that have a real setting and a problem to be solved that includes clues, distractions, and an answer to the problem.

Directions: Number your paper 1-7. Write down the genre that is described.

Traditional Literature Science Fiction Historical FictionHorror Fantasy Realistic Fiction Mystery


2. Fiction that has elements that are not real. Sometimes this includes talking animals or characters with magical powers. There’s usually a conflict between good and evil.



3. Stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past. Real people from the past and real settings may be included in this type of genre.



4. Stories, myths, and fables that people told one another over the years. Later the stories were written down and passed on to later generations.



5. Made up stories that could really happen. The stories are set in modern times.



6. Stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology and often space travel.



7. A made-up story that focuses mostly on frightening the reader.


How did you do?

1. Mystery2. Fantasy3. Historical Fiction4. Traditional Literature5. Realistic Fiction6. Science Fiction7. Horror

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