GENRESGENRESCategories

or types of literature

Problem Problem situationsituationCluesCluesDetectivesDetectivesWrong Wrong DoersDoersSolutionSolution

Authentic Authentic recreation recreation of another of another time and time and place in place in the pastthe past

Authentic Authentic recreation of recreation of another time another time and place and place usually in usually in the future the future Science-Science-based based

Fast Fast ActionActionSuspenseSuspenseRiskRisk

Realistic Realistic settingsettingEvil Evil characterscharactersSinister Sinister plotsplots

Usually Usually realistic realistic settingsettingFunny Funny characters characters or plotor plot

Magical Magical places and places and characterscharactersUsually Usually good wins good wins in the endin the end

Highly Highly believablebelievablePresent Present day or day or recent recent pastpast

MythsMythsLegendsLegendsFablesFablesTall talesTall tales

Conveys Conveys an idea an idea through through carefully carefully selected selected words or words or phrasesphrases

A story of A story of a person’s a person’s life life written by written by another another personperson

A story of A story of a person’s a person’s life life written by written by the the person.person.

Nonfiction Nonfiction (true)(true)FactsFactsUp-to-date Up-to-date knowledge knowledge about the about the real worldreal world