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Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013

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Page 1: Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea

Genres Made EasyMrs. Bradford2012-2013

Page 2: Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea

INFORMATIONAL TEXT

Facts organized around a main idea

Page 3: Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea

SCIENCE FICTION

Story tells about science or tech in the future

Page 4: Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea

REALISTIC FICTION

Not true but is believable

Page 5: Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea

HISTORICAL FICTION

Stories with make believe characters and events in real historical settings

Page 6: Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea

MYSTERY

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

Page 7: Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea

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

Page 10: Genres Made Easy Mrs. Bradford 2012-2013. INFORMATIONAL TEXT Facts organized around a main idea

BIOGRAPHY

Writing about someone else’s life

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