Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea.

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Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013

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Genres Made EasyMrs. Bradford2012-2013

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INFORMATIONAL TEXT

Facts organized around a main idea

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SCIENCE FICTION

Story tells about science or tech in the future

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REALISTIC FICTION

Not true but is believable

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HISTORICAL FICTION

Stories with make believe characters and events in real historical settings

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MYSTERY

Story about a mysterious event not explained until the end; suspense

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Fantasy

Setting of story is in a make believe world

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FOLKLORE/FOLK TALES

Stories that are told over many generations

Ex.:

Fables

Fairy Tales

Legends

Myths

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Writing about your own life

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BIOGRAPHY

Writing about someone else’s life

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